Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock… or are morally superior to me and my movie-loving TV-owning red meat-eating ilk, and didn’t know this, the Academy Awards were on Sunday night. And Twitter was all atwitter.
(HA.)
And on Monday, my life was transformed by the following video, courtesy of Charlie:
A Trailer for Every Academy [...]

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Yes, another video post. Please forgive me, but it WAS Super Bowl Sunday. One of my favorite commercials came early in the game:

Who knew Abe Vigoda was still alive? (According to SOME on the Twitter, he made a second appearance during the halftime show. But I’m pretty sure it wasn’t him. I think he would’ve [...]

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For your Saturday enjoyment:

OK Go – This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.
Note: One continuous take.
When I found out it was the same guys who did the Treadmill Video (at the end of the linked post), I wasn’t surprised at all.

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As a child of the 80s, I have a special place in my heart for the movie Back to the Future.
Michael J Fox? Cutie. 80s wardrobe? Laughable. Crispin Glover? Creepy even then…
Anyway, recently my friend Bridget (the same Bridget who hosted the AMAZING blog carnival on Peace yesterday check it out over thirty entries!) did [...]

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Hello from Crankytown. Where the sky spit flurries, the children complained bitterly, and the school district helpfully allowed parents to travel icy roads this morning to schools that were still OPEN.
I don’t know why I was so grumpy about the lack of real snow here. Even more puzzling: I was irritated with the county for [...]

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They say love is never having to say you’re sorry.
But after posting this video, in spite of my deep and abiding love for you, I feel obliged to say,
I’M SORRY.
…OH…
AND YOU’RE WELCOME.
PLEASE, BABY, DON’T HURT ME.
And be sure to visit Bridget for the One Word at a Time Blog Carnival.
The word of the day is LOVE.
And [...]

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Hello!
Merry Christmas from the Red Clay Compound!
All five of us, plus my sis-in-law Donna and niece Jessica, have had a lovely morning. Santa was kind to all, and kids actually went HOURS before bickering this year.
All that and DJ Hero too.
Yes, since 10 am we’ve been enjoying the soothing sounds of Wii DJ Hero in [...]

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Christmas is 13 days away?!
GAAA.
Fall is usually a busy time for me, but after years of dealing with multiple birthdays PLUS regular holidays, I’ve achieved a kind of rhythm that sees me through until January. Here it is, starting September 29:

9/29 Birthday, birthday (mine & family friend’s)
10/2 Birthday (nephew)
10/25 Birthday (son)
10/26 Birthday (daughter)
10/31 Halloween
11/15 Birthday [...]

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After this drab, dreary, colorless day,
Let’s take a look at things that make me smile.
First, a maple tree from our yard (2 weeks ago):

Just lovely.
Next…
The infamous,
much-anticipated,
never-before-seen,
Waldorf-Astoria Ladies’ Room
Spycam Video:

Now you can tell all your friends how proud you are to know me.
Sorry/You’re Welcome

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… and I missed it.
But thanks to the miracle of the Internet, we both get to see it:

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
You’re welcome.
Happy Saturday!

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