Sea of Love

Memorial Day weekend was absolutely beautiful.   As you read about the snippets, listen to this song...




Friday came with a half day of school and time to do schoolwork.  I got quite a bit of Oceanography complete on Friday night which was great because it made me feel like I may be able to do it.  Just don't say the "t" word (test). :)

Saturday, the weather was GORGEOUS and it was Brett and Micah's wedding day.  Everything about Saturday was absolutely perfect.  From dropping off their flowers, to getting ready at the hotel with Tara and Kate, to laughing with friends, to dancing with friends, to enjoying friends, to making new friends... just all the parts of it were amazing.   The song you're listening to right now was Micah and Brett's first dance and about a minute in, the entire bridal party joined them on the dance floor.  It was beautiful!   Just an amazing couple, an amazing time.

Sunday, I got a big brunch and rehashed the wedding with Alli and Lou, then we all went to join Jaime at her pool for daiquiris and naps.  We were all so peaceful and happy to be outside enjoying the weather and the company.  We went out to dinner that night and then out on the town for what turned out to be Quite a fun time (how could it not?  This weekend was so blissful, it would have taken A LOT to ruin it).

Monday, was a pregame BBQ at Amber and Charles', then a Nationals-Phillies baseball game.  The weather was miserably hot, but it was hard to be miserable when you're surrounded by awesome people having a great time.

A little bit sunburned, a lot more relaxed, and lucky to have friends and family who are wonderful and love when I came back up to the top of the roller coaster...  this weekend was just what was needed.  Time to take a deep breath, to laugh, to dance and to realize that stress is temporary.

I'm glad to be back, too :)

March 8th *picture* post

Day 08 – A picture that makes you laugh

Of course, I couldn't pick just one.

I'm not giving you any context with this one.  Except to say "yes, that's an old sleeve on his head."

I'm an adult.  I was rolling down a hill into people sitting in chairs.  I did catch myself, although almost not.

In my neighborhood in Chesapeake...

Best picture from Halloween '08

But it's not Kristin's fault.  Look at what she was a part of.

March 7th *picture* post

Day 07 – A picture of your favorite memory

My Favorite Memory is place... Chop Point Camp in Woolwich, Maine.  It's... there aren't words. It's like magic at that camp.  Summers fly by in a night.  You have to wear sweatshirts in the morning and are sweating by noon.  There is always someone to laugh with.  You can be yourself.  It's... wow.

I'm so glad I got to spend 2 camper summers and 4 counselor summers there...  Amen.

My second summer there, I completely bonded with Evan.  We were both workers (me- laundry lady, him- dishes) so we had some downtime.   We would raid the books downstairs in the dining hall for the most serious ones.  Then we'd spend hours on the floor laughing and making fun of them.  In our hands, we have Freud's "The Mind".  We had a field day with that one.  Someone caught this picture and I'll be forever thankful.

One of my counselor summers, we girls Ruled the docks as the lifeguards.  What a job.  LOOK WHERE WE WORKED!   On slow/cloudy days, we'd make up songs.  :)

Some days we actually worked!  :)    I love that I'm laughing at something... because I always was...

And I got to drive the Avon!  This rubber boat with a small motor bested me for 2 summers.  And two very scary practice runs.   But summers 3 and 4, I was the Avon master!

Get to know you games!  I always loved this first night of camp when everyone was new and nervous and I could be a complete nerd so that others would feel comfortable!  I hope campers became friends by laughing at me...

LOBSTER NIGHT!!  

Ok, this was fake.  But I was really guarding.

One of my favorite cabins... The Boathouse Girls :)

Most dock days...

Just so much fun...

Too many good memories :)

Starstruck!

If you haven't already met him, this is Fred Armisen.  (in the dashing vest)   He's a regular on Saturday Night Live, he just came out with his own tv show and he's done some bit parts in movies.

Kat and Garth has been my favorite sketch for several months.  Watch a few...

On Friday night, I went to the Black Cat in DC to see "A Night with Fred Armisen."  He performed some music, some of his SNL characters and just basically had fun.  His show was a little short (about an hour and 15 minutes) so right before he left to go offstage before his encore, some jerk in the back shouted "TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS!"

When he came back onstage for his encore, he wanted to do a little Garth and Kat, but he said he needed some volunteers.   I didn't want to volunteer myself and stage fright took hold, but my wonderful roommate Lindsay (who knows this is my DREAM) started screaming, "HERE!! RIGHT HERE!! THIS GIRL!! SHE WANTS TO DO IT!!!"  He looked at me as if to say, "Do you really want to or is your friend just volunteering you?"  And I said, "Yes, I'd like to."  So I climbed up on stage....

I love him.

Here's a shorter part of it that Lou made with my camera... I could watch it for hours!!  :)

Hope you enjoy... It was such an awesome experience!!

(More Fred videos to come)

Let's visit!

Someone designed this house with a 3-floor slide.  There are pictures on yahoo.  WOW!!

Fun!!

If ever we're sad

Bookmark this one, friends...  if you're ever feeling sad and need a pick-me-up...  just watch Carlton.

Let's make this a great week!  

I want to go here!

Yes, I watched Kindergarten Cop yesterday.  I saw a sign in the movie that said "Welcome to Astoria".  So it was time to do some research.

WHAT!  Astoria, Oregon was home to some awesome movies!!

From wikipedia:

Astoria was the setting of the 1985 movie The Goonies, which was filmed on location. Other movies filmed in Astoria include Overboard, Short Circuit, The Black Stallion,Kindergarten Cop, Free Willy, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Benji the Hunted, The Ring,^[12] The Ring Two, Into the Wild, The Guardianand Cthulhu.

From the Goonies:

From Kindergarten Cop:

From Short Circuit:

From Free Willy

From Overboard:

I think Astoria, Oregon is beautiful!!!!   You can take a Goonies tour, btw.

Who are "Bah Humbugs"?

Turns out, people at the gym don't care for when I call out the answers in Teen Jeopardy. 

"Who are 'Haters'?"

also, I got one some plenty wrong. I'm human. and it was hard.

Love Day!

It's been a wonderful day of love!  My class was simply amazing.

  (a truly quotable day).... And I caught some amazing freestyle dancing on video during our class Valentine's party.  Wish I could post it.  True or false: They danced to Cuban Pete sung by Jim Carrey in the movie "The Mask". So fantastically true.

Here's my funny valentine...

A tiny pup who didn't know she had a leaf on her nose.  I woke her up to take her picture... then took it off.

Here's my horoscope today.  I liked it :)

February 14, 2011

1. Virgo (8/23-9/22)

   Of all the signs in the zodiac, yours will definitely be one of the happiest, given today's assembled astrological energies. When it comes to one-to-one relationships, all kinds of feelings -- both current and from the distant past -- will be coming along. The good news is that all those emotions stand to be quite positive. 

An Amazing Find

Do you need a laugh?

Watch: An Idiot Abroad.

There's a recently-discovered show on the Science Channel that is brilliant.   Ricky Gervais and his buddy Steve Merchant have a naive, uncomfortable, hilarious friend named Karl Pilkington.  So Ricky and Steve decided to executive produce a show where they send Karl around to see the Seven Wonders of the world.  It is their goal to make him as uncomfortable as possible.  Karl is innocent, unknowing and a good sport.  It. Is. HILARIOUS!   Watch the first episode (China) and you won't be sad.  They are addicting.

Can you tell which one is Karl in this picture?

 Yup, you were right...

 Loves it.

 Learning a new culture...

My roommate heard about it from his sister.  We found it on demand on the Science Channel.  Try it!!

Mom's Superbowl Proclamation- she's Psychic, I think

Last Year's Prediction

Well, she did it again.   Here are the last 4 Superbowl proclamations by one Mom of Mine.

• Super Bowl XLII-- It was the Giants vs. the Patriots. My mom called me and said, "I've decided to go for the Giants because they are huge, huge beings who will step on the tiny little patriots. Patriots have small weapons, like tiny muskets and those won't even touch the Giants. So I'm going with the Giants." Score: Giants 17, Patriots 14. Well done, Mom.

• Super Bowl XLIII-- It was the Steelers vs. the Cardinals. She called me with her annual proclamation and said, "Ok, so I'm thinking it will be the Cardinals because they can peck out the eyes of the slow-moving guys who work on assembly lines. And the birds can just fly out of the way of the men." Score: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23. Well, you can't win them all.

• Super Bowl XLIV-- The Colts vs. the Saints. "So, I think it's going to be the Saints because they have wings and they have God on their side. Plus, colts aren't even full-sized horses yet, they're like, teenagers. I mean, four legs do not beat a pair of wings."   She also made this point: "New Orleans is a city that needs a win..."  Score: Saints 21, Colts 17. Stella had her groove back.

• Super Bowl XLV- The Green Bay Packers vs. The Pittsburgh Steelers.  Evenly matched teams. I called mom.   She said, "To be honest, this was a hard one.  Packers and Steelers are both large, sweaty men who wear too-small t-shirts.  They are pretty much the same, except for one thing.  I'm giving the edge to the Packers because they are used to handling soft things... like cheese and meat, so they will deal with the players, the flesh, better.  Steelers just deal with hard things, like steel."     Score: Packers 31, Steelers 25.

UNBELIEVABLE!

Mom called it again.  Official proclamation record: 3-1.






***UPDATE: 2/10/11.  Trying to maintain her rep after reading this post, she sent me this email: "I revised my Cardinals proclamation.  I’d forgotten that Cardinals wear long robes and crosses.  They tripped over the robes, of course.  Silly me."

Learning!

Today I learned how to take a screen shot on my computer!  It was incredibly easy, but I never looked it up.

It inspired me to take a class over the summer at Apple to learn other cool computer tricks!

Screenshots of today:

Well done, States

My roommate just sent me this.

Yikes, Washington state.

Fun in 3rd grade

oreo cookies + the moon phases = delicious, delicious fun

Yes?

This is really a church near me...

Is that really his last name?     

True or False...

I made my students do this at recess today:

TRUE!

It's her, y'all!

It's Paula Deen, y'all!

She was hilarioussssss. So full of herself, sassy and didn't cook a lick. Her husband and another chef cooked a ham (shocker), some "dressing" (stuffing to those of us from Virginia and the north), and even an ooey gooey butter cake. Paula just talked and entertained.

She's something else...

Bark twice if you're in Milwaukee

Well, Phebe was caught watching tv tonight. And not just any old show. She was glued to the tv while Ron Burgundy was talking to his dog, Baxter, in the movie Anchorman. Anchorman!!

She's definitely my dog. :)

I'm not even mad... that's amazing...

Get a Clue

Colonel Mustard, reporting for duty. I'm pompous.

I made myself some Honors...

And what's that medal? Oh... :)

The whole Clue party...

Here's your cheat sheet: (also for Amber and Charles' housewarming present, we gave them the board game Clue but we put these cards in it. So they can play with us!)

It turned out that Mrs. Peacock did it with the lead pipe in Charles and Amber's kitchen.

Also, I happened to win "best overall" in the costume contest purely because I stayed in character the longest and tried to kill people all night with various weapons. But, really, I didn't win. In my acceptance speech, I said, "I'd like to thank the Members of the Board game. Without them this would not have been possible."

It's true. I have amazing Halloween (and always) friends.

The Daily Show!

Yes! My cousin Courtney is the best! She let me know on Sunday that she had tickets to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and did I want to go with her?

YES!

So, we met at the Chinatown metro stop and wandered over to Harman Hall. After waiting for about an hour and a half, we still weren't sure if we were going to get in. But sure enough, they sat us around 5:45. Around 6:30, the show got rolling. First, a guy came out to warm up the crowd and get us laughing a bit. He was good! Then Jon Stewart came out to welcome us, to make us laugh and to answer any questions we might have.

Then the show started. It was AWESOME! I was laughing a ton and super loud (maybe a little louder than usual).

Here are some highlights that we saw:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
NPR Staffing Decision 2010
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Rally to Restore Sanity

And then there's this fun:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Welcome to the Sanity Bus
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Rally to Restore Sanity

And the guest, Austan Goolsbee! (yes, I didn't know who he was before the show. But I know now! Ok... well.. something about an Economist...)

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Austan Goolsbee
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Rally to Restore Sanity

It was absolutely incredible. I watched it again tonight with my roommate and I got excited All Over Again!

thanks, Court.