Holy carjacking Batman!

You may recall earlier in the week I posted that The Ghostbusters Ecto-1 was for sale. For those of you who missed out on that auction may want to pool your pennies and purchase The Batmobile.

Adult Swim Ad

Adult Swim Ad,
originally uploaded by Vanderlin.

Apparently this little fellow caused quite a stir in Boston today... a city wide bomb scare to be exact. I personally I think this show is stupid, but come on people! RELAX! It's not a hoax, it's a very clever ad campaign that backfired bigtime... or did it?

Yes, it caused alot of trouble, and Turner Broadcasting will pay a hefty fine, but think of all the unpaid publicity they are now getting. It's either the dumbest thing I've ever heard or the most brilliant. There is a fine line between stupidity and genius and there is often a whole lot of dollar signs behind both.

If you click on the picture you will notice that this photo was taken about 2 weeks ago, and the authorities are just freaking out about it now? If this were a real bomb there would be alot of dead people in Boston right now. Good detective work there. Nice.

And I admit, I wish I had found one. And I am bitter that they cancelled Invader Zim yet continue to show crap like this.

More info can be found HERE.

I'm the crazy Aunt that won't go away

I have just stumbled upon a great blog that may interest some of you mommies out there: Suburban Bliss. Of particular interest are her views on drinking and motherhood. While I am not a mother I believe I understand the stress of motherhood, and being the oldest of 6 children, the youngest of which is 16 years younger than me, I like to think I have a fairly good grasp on what motherhood entails. I also realize I probably just abused the hell out of those commas... sue me.

Anywho... yes, motherhood is stressful, often thankless work. WORK. W-O-R-K. I think a drink every now and again is fine, if not necessary. I understand the difference between drinking and getting drunk. I agree completely with Ms. Summers and when and if I ever become a mom I will not be giving up the Jagermeister just because Bitch Jr. is watching.

Amen and a halla-loo for the sane people in this world. I like to celebrate them when I find them. I raise my glass to you Ms. Summers! Cheers!

Boredom & Back Pain

There's a bunch of birds chirping away in the gi-normous rhodendron bush outside my window. If I close my eyes and listen carefully it almost sounds like spring. Poor confused little chirpy birds.

I'm staying home from work today because of my back... it hurts too much to stay in one position for too long. I can't imagine sitting in a car right now for the length of time it takes me to get to work right now... even with the heated seats. I keep coming back to the computer though... post something, get up and walk around, surf a little, get up to use the bathroom, edit some photos, get a drink and stretch a little, post again, try calling the doctor again... I should go take a shower soon... hot water may feel good. I'll be back later.

More New photos are up

Click on image to see more!

Ghostbusters car for sale!

Only $149,998!
You know you want it!

It sucks to get old

It's official... I've thrown my back out. I haven't done this in a long time... but I seem to recall tweaking it badly the last time I was in a lighting class. Fucking strobes are heavy! And tables, and booms, and c-stands...Well, I won't be lifting THOSE anymore... And from now on if I buy any equipment I'll be researching to find the lightest one of whatever it is... I have reached maximum load of shit I have to carry and it ain't pretty.

Do something nice!

Got this from HERE:
A friend of a friend's son will be turning 21. There should be a party with family and friends; a real down home celebration. What makes this birthday different is, Aaron is in Iraq. So my friend has asked that we all send him a birthday card. Post it by Feb. 10th and it should arrive in time. Squirrel cards are encouraged. Corny ones will do too. And let's not forget those wonderful homemade cards.

Here's the address:
SPC Aaron Stein
HHC, 1-501
FOB Iskan
APO AE 09312-0506

I have also called upon the Nervousness Army to send in the troops! Here's hoping he gets a TON of mail. These folks know how to do mail bombardments!

New Photos!

Click on the image to see more!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary Bill & Amanda!

You won’t find it in the Guinness Book of World Records, but Andre the Giant holds the world record for the largest number of beers consumed in a single sitting. These were standard 12-ounce bottles of beer, nothing fancy, but during a six-hour period Andre drank 119 of them. It was one of the few times Andre got drunk enough to pass out, which he did in a hallway at his hotel. His companions, quite drunk themselves, couldn’t move the big man. Fearing trouble with cops, they stole a piano cover from the lounge and draped it over Andre’s inert form. He slept peacefully until morning, unmolested by anyone. Perhaps the hotel people thought he was a piece of furniture.



Read the full article HERE.

Happy Birthday Jack!

Jack is 6 today!

Sometimes Being Female Sucks

I feel like shit, as I am prone to about this time of the month. When I mentioned to a co-worker that I may have to go home she says "Oh, what are your symptoms?" What the hell kind of question is that? Was she trying to determine if I was contagious? Whatever ever happened to "I'm sorry your not feeling well?" or "You look like you don't feel well, you should go home right now" I said "I'm a girl" but I wanted to say "Why, are you a doctor?" Next time I'll have the symptoms for the bubonic plague on the tip of my tongue and we'll see what she makes of that.

I'm such a snarky bitch.

Coming Soon!

Ron's cousin Boo has been playing with The Klezmatics these days and their latest album has been nominated for a Grammy!

They will be playing in Boston at The Museum of Fine Arts on Sunday March 11th and you can get tickets HERE.

This kind of music isn't everyone cup of tea, but it should make for an interesting evening! See you there!

Random Thoughts

I did finally get to sleep the other night and I am proud to say I am 100% bean free! Aren't you glad I shared that? I hope this isn't a new thing for me and my relationship with beans...

In other news, I slept on my shoulder funny last night and now it hurts to lift it any higher than my chest.

I have filled my 250GB external hardrive in only 8 months... and just bought a 500GB to start filling with more photo goodness. Here's hoping it last me the whole year!

I also have aquired 3 2007 date books... I have to choose one. Once I have chosen, anyone want the other two?

THe new blogger isn't too bad once you find a template that works... I didn't want to change though and it took about 4 hours and I'm not done tweaking yet. If I had been using a standard Blogger template it probably wouldn't have been an issue, but no, I have to be different. I suppose that's the price I pay.

Not much else to say right now... Just woke up a half an hour ago with every intention of going for a walk this morning... but it's cold and I'm a little cranky. The crankiness tells me I need the walk though. Maybe I just need a hot shower instead.

Kill me

I'm gonna be in for a world of hurt later today... good thing I don't have school or work or anything...

Still awake... YAY ME.

Oh man am I gonna be tired later...

Fuckin' Beans...

Guess who just HAD to have spicy red beans & rice with chicken for dinner and has woken up with terrible gas pains.

ME.

I try to make a healthy and tasty dinner and it just kicks me in the ass... or stomach... I can't win. Good lord I wouldn't want to be my toilet in a few hours.

We even went to bed early in an attempt to get a good nights sleep and I wake up 3 hours later feeling like hell. I've been sorting photo files for the last 2 hours with the bathroom on standby. On the bright side, my digital photo archive is ALOT more organized!

And Now to Tweak....

Okay, a couple of things have cropped up.

- I can't get my Flickr link to behave the way I want it too.
- I don't link the way this thing shows the archives... I'd like to have something like Ron's.
- I also seem to have lost anything I did prior to me using Blogger in September 2005, which sort of bums me out. I hope it's not gone forever.
- I really don't care for the white background behind the text. I'm gonna miss my pretty pale orange text, which doesn't show up well against the white background. What can I say, I like the fruity colors.
- I don't like the triple spacing on my friends links area... but can't seem to figure out how to fix that.

But gosh darn it, THE COMMENTS WORK! And that was pretty much the goal of this blog redesign. I have to put some links back on their and I here's a warning to you folks I link to: If you haven't updated your blogs lately, I may remove you from this list. By lately I mean since at least Christmas. My brain hurts from all this code tweaking, which I don't really understand, but I am learning. I think I am done for today.

I appreciate any comments (YAY! Comments!) and suggestions anyone may have to tweak this site further... bring em' on!

And the Heaven's parted...

HOLY FUCKING JUPITERS JEANS!

Is that a comment a few posts down? Why yes, Virginia it is!

WOOT!

If at once you don't succeed...

Alright, as you can see I've redecorated...
Lets see if anyone can use the gosh darn comments feature, shall we? Please leave a comment and see if it works. If it doesn't email me at reallystrangegirl )at( gmail )dot( com.

Please keep in mind that the comments used to be delayed and that may still be the case, so leave a comment and check back in an hour and see if it worked.

Also I'm not loving the white background for the type, but if the comments work I ain't messin' with it.

Fucking Blogger

I just noticed another glitch... most of my archives appear to be gone as well.


Fucking Blogger.

Random Update

Gosh, it feels like ages since I've posted anything lately... even though it has only been a few days. I've been busy with work and school since Christmas and don't know where the time has gone.

In school we spent the last several weeks creating our own professional websites. I would link to it from here but as y'all know I prefer to keep my snarkiness separate from my professional side. Those of you who know me can simply type www then add my first initial and my last name dot com to view it. It's a tad rough around the edges, but it's a start and I will be cleaning it up and adding content to it over time so keep checking back.

And now on to the continuing problem of why the damn comments feature of this site still isn't working. I have no fucking idea why they aren't working other than it has something to do with the template I am using. I hope to try another template soon and hopefully I won't totally fuck everything up in the process. Stay tuned! Maybe I'll even get to it tomorrow.


Some of you may also be wondering about the lack of a photo for my friend Sharon a few posts ago. I actually have some old photos and even considered scanning our 8th grade yearbook but I was too busy/lazy to do it. She thoughtfully sent me the following photo to post in case anyone was wondering what she looked like:



Now, some of you know me well enough to know that I am a bit of a prankster and when someone send me such a perfect picture to mess with I am unable to resist. My photoshop skills aren't quite up to genius tomfoolery, but here is my feeble attempt at some fun:



I didn't get the head size quite right, and I should have made it sepia tone before sticking it on there, but I couldn't resist the fact the the faces were almost the exact same angle and the photo was nice high-key lighting which make selecting in photoshop so much easier.

Well, that's all for now... I hope to tweak this site tomorrow... here's hoping I don't totally screw things up in the process. Now I must get my ass to bed.

P.S. I know I mispelled Shopping in the previous post... I left it that way because it's funny.

Shooping Cart Circle

This makes me giggle.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Sharon!

Yvonne de Carlo Dies

Full Story HERE.

Rest in peace pretty lady.

Happy Birthday Carla!

Happy Birthday Babe!
I'm not sure of the exact day, stupid calendar program is down, but I know it's any second now! Hope it's a good one!

This guy teaches at my school!

Lou Jones will be speaking at the Newton Free Library on Thursday January 10th, 2007

“Travel and Photography” Author Lou Jones to Speak at Library: Lou Jones, one of Boston’s most diverse and prolific photographers will speak on and show slides from his new book, Travel + Photography: Off the Charts, laying out the important how-to’s for the adventurous traveler.

The presentation will take place at the Newton Free Library on Thursday, January 11, at 7:00PM, followed by a booksigning with books from New England Mobile Book Fair.

“Herein you will find examples that will reveal the secrets, debunk the myths, and explore the romance of traveling with a camera,” begins his book. Don’t lose your passport.

- If you can’t make it good, make it big. If you can’t make it big, make it red.
- When you are traveling, all truly significant events occur at the last minute…
From The 11 Commandments of Travel Photography Combined with anecdotes that demonstrate how to solve both typical and unique problems of camera equipment, lighting and language barriers, this ambitious book showcases the imagination, personal vision and the technology needed to take creative pictures around the world.

Filled with beautiful, unique photographs. Jones specializes in location photography and photo illustration. He’s traveled throughout Europe, South America, Japan and most of the 50 states on assignment for National Geographic, US News & World Report and many international corporate clients.

For further information on this free event, please call the Library at 617-796-1360.

I seem to be off to a good start...

In the year 2007 I resolve to: Lose all my friends and become a complete geek. Get your resolution here.

Funniest Laugh EVER

Just listen to this guys laugh! This is long, but worth it. Apparently it's his real laugh.

New Photos Are Up!

Click on any image to see more photos from that set.

Wicked Cool!

THIS exhibit was wonderful!!! It ends Sunday so there is still time to seeit. The Nan Goldin exhibit was excellent as well, and today entry was FREE! So I had me a cheap and artistically intersting day.

I wish I was able to take pictures like THESE of Whalom Park before they tore it down. I miss that place.

AAAAGGGHHHH!!!!!

I hate you Terry Moore.
How could you do that?

A Musical Interlude

Today I give you another musical interlude. Enjoy!

That is some lucky shirt ye got there fella....

Police bust two after New Year's party goes awryBy Danielle Ameden/Daily News CorrespondentMonday, January 01, 2007

ASHLAND - A New Year's Eve party gone "awry'' led to the arrests of two intoxicated men early yesterday morning, police said. It came in as a fight call but it turned out to be a party that went awry,'' said Sgt. Richard Briggs.

Apparently a few of the partygoers decided to get themselves involved in a fight. Police responded to 37 Concord St. where a fight had broken out on the front lawn. When police arrived, he said the conflict had cooled, physically, but the mood remained hostile. Steven Mclean, 22, of 37 Concord St. and David R. Martin, 26, of 41 Pine Island Road, Milford, became belligerent as officers attempted to break up the crowd at 12:30 a.m., Briggs said.

"They were exchanging words,'' Briggs said. The partygoers were clearly intoxicated and voicing their displeasure with the officers being present.'' Both were arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. They refused to disperse,'' he said. They both resisted the officers' advances. According to Briggs, the fight had been fueled by alcohol. There was a lot of (empty beer cans) in the apartment,'' he said. Police dispersed more than a dozen partygoers who had gathered on the front lawn to watch the fight. Rides were arranged for everybody else and they were sent home, he said.

Thanks to Miss Heather for the fab link!

Random Bitching

I couldn't sleep last night and after FINALLY falling asleep I have woken up cranky. If you care to dance with the bitch this morning then keep reading.

I have been staying up late with the holidays and lack of having to get up bright a squirrelly to go to work and I have a bad feeling I have become accustomed to this sleep schedule. Now when I want to go to bed early I am unable to fall asleep and since I don't HAVE to get up at the same time every day I don't. I have absolutely NO self discipline when it comes to sleep. This current bout of sleeplessness is my own damn fault.

But enough of that.

I managed to catch the new episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations last night. I am usually just getting home from work when that show comes on and it's all I can do to wind down and go to bed... perhaps heading right for the tv on Monday nights will settle my brain? hmm...

I also finished a brilliant book last night. Good books are an insomniac's worst enemy. It's called And Only To Deceive by Tasha Alexander. It's her first novel and I have to wait until April 2007 for the next one. AAAAGHHH!!!! Anywho... it was a brilliant historical mystery set in Victorian London and Paris. Fans of Anne Perry would LOVE this. A note to Anne Perry fans... check THIS out if you don't know her story already.

This weekend I also finished reading Beauty Junkies by Alex Kuczynski, a fascinating and disgusting book about plastic surgery. It's the train wreck you can't bear to look at, but can't tear your eyes away from. Freaky stuff.

We spent a lovely weekend hosting Maria and her to fabulous kids the night before New Years. She has done a wonderful job with these two teenagers... if kids were to come already made, skipping all the messy parts and with good manners and an even better sense of humor like these two I wouldn't mind having a few myself.

New years was spent at Carrie & Tom's celebrating some more adult behavior without children, well, except for Jack, but he was adorable as usual. He got to stay up late and ring inthe NEw Year but didn't seem to appreciate the signifigance of it all. But hey, he's only 5... almost 6 actually and while he understood that it was now 2007 he didn't quote get why seeing a post-stroke Dick Clark was such a big deal.


Oh crap... would you look at tehe time... I have to leave for work in 20 minutes... fuck.

My Flickr Photos

I have decided to make some of my Flickr photos private for friends and family only. If you would like to see these pictures you must join Flickr and let me know what your username is so I can give you permission to view them. Or drop me an email and I'll send you a Flickr invite that automatically connects us together.

Some of you are already on there and you don't need to do a thing other than view my photos while you are logged in.

Artsy-fartsy Friday

I've been wanting to see THIS exhibit at the Rhode Island School of Design since I heard of it many weeks ago and I just realized it ends next weekend. I have decided to go this Friday and if anyone would like to join me meet me at my house Friday morning. I'll be leaving around 9am and it costs $8 to get in.

They also have an exhibition of Japanese prints that looks interesting and a show of Nan Goldin's photographs that I intend to check out. I plan to stay until I get bored or hungry, whichever comes first. After that if I have time I may wander the streets of Providence with my camera... providing the weather cooperates.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Get a really cool free printable 2007 calender HERE!