Maureen Johnson, author and nerdfighter and ABBA lover, has decided that she will blog every day for the entirety of April. She has invited her adoring public (sekrit entourage?) to join in. So I have. So have many many other fantastic people. I really need to instill myself with some disciplinarian virtues, and I do believe this will work splendidly (It is not actually quite productive and is still a form of procrastination, BUT. Baby steps. Yes. Very small baby steps. Maybe by the time I'm 20 I'll even be able to refrain from tweeting my every waking thought. Maybe. Probably not).
So yes! A blog every day! Perhaps multiple blogs! Perchance some of these will be about books. Or cool things I have found (got a huge reservoir to draw from. google reader is fantastic for this). Maybe soliloquies. Maybe angry rants about Rachel Ray. We shall see, we shall see.
Going to be cross posting everything to my blog on Maureen's ning, because I am cool like that.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
many things that i find interesting
1. this picture
Look at it! It's beautiful. Majestic, even. Other slabs of meat in nature here.
2. also this one
I love light painting, and this picture is so delicate and crisp and perfect.
3. Seven ways to fool your sense of touch
We're not as invincible as we think we are.
4. John Green on The Interview Show
Interesting talk. Not centered around Nerdfighters or geared towards them. And holy crap, John thinks about death way too much.
5. LOBSTER KNIFE FIGHT
That is all.
Look at it! It's beautiful. Majestic, even. Other slabs of meat in nature here.
2. also this one
I love light painting, and this picture is so delicate and crisp and perfect.
3. Seven ways to fool your sense of touch
We're not as invincible as we think we are.
4. John Green on The Interview Show
Interesting talk. Not centered around Nerdfighters or geared towards them. And holy crap, John thinks about death way too much.
5. LOBSTER KNIFE FIGHT
That is all.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
i hate filling this with memes
Bucket List
Place an X by all the things you’ve done and remove the X from the ones you have not, then send it to your friends.
Things you have done during your lifetime:
[ ] Gone on a blind date.
[ ] Donated blood.
[x] Skipped school.
[ ] Watched someone die.
[ ] Given a eulogy.
[ ] Been to London.
[ ] Been to Paris.
[ ] Been to Rome.
[ ] Been to Venice, California.
[ ] Been to Monte Carlo.
[ ] Been to Hawaii.
[x] Been on a plane.
[ ] Been on a helicopter.
[x] Been lost. (in seaworld when I was 3. Not as big a deal to me as it was to my parents)
[ ] Gone to Washington, DC.
[ ] Hugged a homeless person.
[ ] Swam in the ocean.
[ ] Swam with Stingrays.
[ ] Been sailing in the ocean.
[x] Cried yourself to sleep.
[ ] Played cops and robbers.
[x] Recently colored with crayons.
[ ] Recently played in a paddling pool.
[ ] Ran a marathon.
[ ] Sang Karaoke.
[ ] Volunteered at a soup kitchen.
[x] Paid for a meal with coins only.
[ ] Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch.
[ ] Seen the Northern Lights.
[ ] Been parasailing.
[ ] Been on TV.
[x] Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t.
[ ] Made prank phone calls.
[ ] Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
[ ] Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose. (jelly once, but no liquids)
[ ] Fed an elephant.
[x] Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
[ ] Fired a gun.
[ ] Danced in the rain naked.
[ ] Been to the Opera.
[ ] Written a letter to Santa Claus.
[x] Serenaded by someone. (ish? or, at least, he played a song, and I was the only one on the room?)
[ ] Serenaded someone.
[ ] Seen a NZ Prime Minister in person.
[ ] Been kissed under the mistletoe.
[x] Watched the sunrise with someone. (senior trip. So beautiful.)
[ ] Driven a race car.
[ ] Been to a National Museum.
[ ] Been to a Wax Museum.
[ ] Eaten caviar.
[x] Blown bubbles.
[x] Gone ice-skating. (Took lessons when I was little)
[x] Gone to the movies.
[ ] Been deep sea fishing.
[ ] Driven across the United States.
[ ] Been in a hot air balloon.
[ ] Been sky diving.
[ ] Gone snowmobiling.
[ ] Lived in more than one country.
[x] Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets. (yay high school retreat. Such good times)
[x] Seen a falling star and made a wish. (not the wish part. also was during retreat)
[ ] Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser.
[ ] Seen the Grand Canyon.
[ ] Seen the Statue of Liberty.
[ ] Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle.
[ ] Been on a cruise. (I am assuming a ferry on Lake Erie doesn't count)
[x] Traveled by train.
[ ] Traveled by motorcycle.
[x] Been horse back riding. (high school retreat again)
[ ] Ridden on a San Francisco cable car.
[ ] Been to Disneyland OR Disney World.
[ ] Been in a rain forest.
[ ] Seen whales in the ocean.
[x] Been to Niagara Falls.
[x] Ridden on an elephant.
[ ] Swam with dolphins.
[ ] Been to the Olympics.
[ ] Walked on the Great Wall of China.
[ ] Been spinnaker flying. (WHAT IS IT?)
[ ] Been water-skiing.
[ ] Been snow-skiing.
[ ] Been to Westminster Abbey.
[ ] Been to the Louvre.
[ ] Swam in the Mediterranean.
[x] Been to a Major League Baseball game.
[ ] Been to a National Football League game.
[ ] Swam with sharks.
[ ] Been White Water Rafting.
[ ] Written a book or screen play.
I do believe I have failed at life.
Place an X by all the things you’ve done and remove the X from the ones you have not, then send it to your friends.
Things you have done during your lifetime:
[ ] Gone on a blind date.
[ ] Donated blood.
[x] Skipped school.
[ ] Watched someone die.
[ ] Given a eulogy.
[ ] Been to London.
[ ] Been to Paris.
[ ] Been to Rome.
[ ] Been to Venice, California.
[ ] Been to Monte Carlo.
[ ] Been to Hawaii.
[x] Been on a plane.
[ ] Been on a helicopter.
[x] Been lost. (in seaworld when I was 3. Not as big a deal to me as it was to my parents)
[ ] Gone to Washington, DC.
[ ] Hugged a homeless person.
[ ] Swam in the ocean.
[ ] Swam with Stingrays.
[ ] Been sailing in the ocean.
[x] Cried yourself to sleep.
[ ] Played cops and robbers.
[x] Recently colored with crayons.
[ ] Recently played in a paddling pool.
[ ] Ran a marathon.
[ ] Sang Karaoke.
[ ] Volunteered at a soup kitchen.
[x] Paid for a meal with coins only.
[ ] Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch.
[ ] Seen the Northern Lights.
[ ] Been parasailing.
[ ] Been on TV.
[x] Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t.
[ ] Made prank phone calls.
[ ] Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
[ ] Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose. (jelly once, but no liquids)
[ ] Fed an elephant.
[x] Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
[ ] Fired a gun.
[ ] Danced in the rain naked.
[ ] Been to the Opera.
[ ] Written a letter to Santa Claus.
[x] Serenaded by someone. (ish? or, at least, he played a song, and I was the only one on the room?)
[ ] Serenaded someone.
[ ] Seen a NZ Prime Minister in person.
[ ] Been kissed under the mistletoe.
[x] Watched the sunrise with someone. (senior trip. So beautiful.)
[ ] Driven a race car.
[ ] Been to a National Museum.
[ ] Been to a Wax Museum.
[ ] Eaten caviar.
[x] Blown bubbles.
[x] Gone ice-skating. (Took lessons when I was little)
[x] Gone to the movies.
[ ] Been deep sea fishing.
[ ] Driven across the United States.
[ ] Been in a hot air balloon.
[ ] Been sky diving.
[ ] Gone snowmobiling.
[ ] Lived in more than one country.
[x] Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets. (yay high school retreat. Such good times)
[x] Seen a falling star and made a wish. (not the wish part. also was during retreat)
[ ] Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser.
[ ] Seen the Grand Canyon.
[ ] Seen the Statue of Liberty.
[ ] Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle.
[ ] Been on a cruise. (I am assuming a ferry on Lake Erie doesn't count)
[x] Traveled by train.
[ ] Traveled by motorcycle.
[x] Been horse back riding. (high school retreat again)
[ ] Ridden on a San Francisco cable car.
[ ] Been to Disneyland OR Disney World.
[ ] Been in a rain forest.
[ ] Seen whales in the ocean.
[x] Been to Niagara Falls.
[x] Ridden on an elephant.
[ ] Swam with dolphins.
[ ] Been to the Olympics.
[ ] Walked on the Great Wall of China.
[ ] Been spinnaker flying. (WHAT IS IT?)
[ ] Been water-skiing.
[ ] Been snow-skiing.
[ ] Been to Westminster Abbey.
[ ] Been to the Louvre.
[ ] Swam in the Mediterranean.
[x] Been to a Major League Baseball game.
[ ] Been to a National Football League game.
[ ] Swam with sharks.
[ ] Been White Water Rafting.
[ ] Written a book or screen play.
I do believe I have failed at life.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
John Green does not keep his promises, also, it is eight in the morning.
First: Interesting fact about dental bone grafts: They often used sterilized bone from a cadaver. So there is some dead person's bone inside my jaw bone, which is probably an extremely resonant metaphor, although I'm not sure for what.
What I'm saying is that if I ever write a novel about the interconnectedness of all people, dead and living, I will be sure to include some dental surgery. Fortunately for everyone, the book I'm currently working on isn't about that at all (it's about whether or not the future exists, a question that was spurred by Sarah, who once told me "Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia," which ended up going into "Alaska" word for word). So you will be spared my dental metaphors for at least a while.
- John Green, August 18, 2006
I am deeply, deeply disappointed.
Come on John! The strings, the dental bone graft, and the vessel. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT.
Friday, March 6, 2009
I can ride I can do cartwheels for a mile!
Ready and one and set and go.
Thanks for cheering me on.
You jumped over some of my buses!
Here I go again on my own...
Kick it out, b-hand!
He's also available for proms and pizza parties.
See you later nice time!
Thanks for cheering me on.
You jumped over some of my buses!
Here I go again on my own...
Kick it out, b-hand!
He's also available for proms and pizza parties.
See you later nice time!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
similarity lurks under styles of mustache
Stolen from facebook.
1. Favorite TMBG song?
I Should Be Allowed to Think, When It Rains It Snows, Now That I Have Everything, Memo to Human Resources, and all the other ones.
2. Favorite TMBG album?
Lincoln. Good stuff.
3. Favorite TMBG album art?
Can I say User's Guide? Otherwise, Factory Showroom.
4. Favorite John?
Linnell. That cheesesteak/cake story. Hot.
5. Favorite Dan/Marty?
Marty. His rabbit drumming faces are my favorite.
6. Favorite past backing band member?
Graham Maby. He's kind of adorable, and his name is excellent.
7. Favorite TMBG lyric?
"I wasn't always so fortunate, but I knew what I had to do to be well-to-do, and it had to do with the things I had to do."
8. Favorite TMBG live show?
I don't knooow. OH. THE WFMU SHOW. FRANK O'TOOLE. "I HAVE TO TIE MY SHOE"
9. Favorite State Song?
The Songs of the 50 States, also South Carolina.
10. Favorite Mono Puff song?
Unsupervised, I Hit My Head. Or Poison Flowers.
11. Have you attended any live TMBG shows? If so, which?
NO :< The week before I found out who TMBG was, I could have gone to a kids show for free. But I thought they were like the Wiggles. D:
12. Have you ever met anybody in the band? If so, how and when?
NO
13. Do you like their musical style on "The Else"?
I like all their styles. Miles and miles of styles.
14. What are your thoughts on them doing children's music?
Good good good. I know a lot of people see Their adult and children's music as two different, distinct-ish things, but pshh. It's all the same to me. I likes it.
15. If they show up on TV, do you go out of your way to watch it?
OF COURSE.
16. What is your favorite TMBG quirk (Spin the Dial, Phone Calls From The Dead)?
Spin the Dial. I love how creepy Flansburgh makes everything.
17. Have you ever been to a location where TMBG filmed a music video?
No. But that would be very, very ftw.
18. Do you have any of the TMBG DVDs?
Direct from Brooklyn, Gigantic, Venue Songs, Here Come the ABCs, Here Come the 123s, that Blues Clues DVD in which they do Clap Your Hands. Are there any more?
19. Favorite TMBG music video?
I don't know I don't know I don't know. Rabid Child. No. Um. Puppet Head. For the Linnell Hair.
20. Have you received a setlist from TMBG?
I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A SHOW.
21. Did Oppenheimer open for any of the shows you've attended?
STOP IT.
22. How about .357 Lover?
NO.
23. Just Corn Mo himself?
NO. HE IS CREEPY ANYWAY.
24. Sex Mob?
No.
25. Any openers I haven't mentioned?
No. But I really like Michael Leviton.
26. Did you see Coraline purely for the fact that TMBG wrote a song for it?
I have not seen Coraline. When I do see it, it will be because of TMBG and Mr. Hodgman. And because it looks excellent.
27. Are you a user on This Might Be A Wiki?
Yessir.
28. Have you even heard of it?
I loves it.
29. Which do you prefer; State Songs or Mono Puff?
State Sooooongs! Dustbuster playing! Man!
30. Did you ever call Dial-A-Song, even when it was down?
Yes. Many, many times. I only got through once ever, and it was We Live In A Dump, and I recorded the audio on our video camera, and I was ecstatic. But then my sister recorded over it with her lip syncing to Build Me Up Buttercup. I hate her.
31. Least favorite TMBG song?
P.S.O.K. :S
32. Least favorite TMBG album?
No! Maybe. I don't know. It's hard to not like an entire group of things.
33. Least favorite album art?
No! It's creepy.
34. Favorite Fingertip song?
I've Found a New Friend Underneath My Pillow (what does it MEAN?) or I Walk Along Darkened Corridors, for its live show majesty.
35. Your thoughts on Space Suit, the last song on Apollo 18?
I LOVE IT. Sometimes I get into weird moods and play it over and over. Reminds me up the Hitchhiker's Guide theme, the tv show version, kind of.
36. Favorite Venue Song?
Atlanta, Leeds, and Santa Cruz. I haven't given one answer for any of these. Bahah.
37. Favorite song that was on No!, Here Come The ABCs, or Here Come The 123s?
Sleepwalkers.
38. Do you want the Live Show Downloads to come back?
Well YES.
39. Have you been to any of the states that were mentioned in State Songs?
Pennsylvania. And Ohio, if that counts, but I do not think that it does.
40. Are you going to buy Here Comes Science and their next adult album?
Hecks yeah.
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