Days 39-41: Beards

As we have been watching the NBA playoffs, I've noticed that my animosity tends to be directed towards players with beards:

As I realized this trend was developing, I questioned myself. Why did those dangly beards upset me so? What about them made my skin tingle?

Answer? Disney.

According to Disney, beards = villains. And parents wonder why their kids are terrified of Santa.

Day 32-38: Autocorrect

Most everyone has had a run in with their autocorrect system. If you haven't, here are some of my favorite incidences so you can appreciate how truly hilarious it can be:

If you are a responsible adult like me, you are usually texting while driving or under your desk at work, so a few mistakes here and there are understandable. But lately, I've felt like my speech has an autocorrect filter.

Yesterday was a great example. I was at work, speaking to a tech rep from one of our schools. It's often hard to decipher letters over the phone so I was trying to clearly spell out a username, "Yes, that's E-as in Elephant, L- as in Lion, P- as in Papilloma"

PAPILLOMA??!

Why on earth was I thinking of the genital warts disease? (Not for the obvious reason I assure you.) I was on the animal track, why couldn't I of said Penguin or Puma or Panda? I'm sure if I was given the ink blot test I would be deemed psychologically insane because the strangest words pop into my head.

Now that I think about it, I've secretly always wanted to take one of those tests. I wonder if they have them on the internet... let me ask Google.

Yep! Try it for yourself at theinkblot.com, www.inkblottest.com, or www.youtube.com/watch?v=76UXSdUVuLk.

Day 27-31: Yer A Wizard

Did I mention that I have to be home all the time? So when ABC Family announced they would be hosting a Harry Potter Marathon weekend I was down like a frown.

A very important thing to know about me is my rampant obsession with HP. Like many of you, my love began at a very young age. Unlike many of you, I truly believed Harry was real. And that he was my boyfriend. I remember after a really rough break-up in 4th grade, I claimed I had "rebounded" with Harry behind the big oak at recess. I was a very mature child.

But really, I'm one of the groupies. I take pictures with HP paraphernalia that doesn't belong to me:

And these things like this make me giggle for days:

I am psyched about JK's new book, The Casual Vacancy! For those of you who haven't heard about it yet, it will be an adult novel about a town at war blah, blah, blah. It doesn't have a book cover yet so I took the liberty to create one.

That's just about all she needs for record breaking sales.

I've been catching up on all my other reading and just finished Steig Larson's trilogy. It's a thrilling set of stories, but I'll be the first to admit that it's a R-rated read, so be wary! One of my favorite lines comes when a girl is kidnaped by a giant of a man. All her resistance proves futile until she remembers: " Men could be as big as a house and made of granite, but they all had balls in the same place."

Anyways, I'm running low on books so does anyone have recommendations? I like all kinds of books, but I prefer the good ones.

Day 26: Groceries

I've always been more of a cardio girl, but as of late I've tried incorporate more weights into the workout. However I'm kind of a wimp.

It's that bad. I can't open tight bottle caps, unlock rusty doors, and my mom was the one that helped Breck move the big stuff up the stairs to the apartment.

BUT

When it comes to bringing the groceries in, I'm like

Day 20-25: Los Spurs

If you didn't see on my Facebook this week:

The only reason I bring it up is because of the response:

Apparently my friends hate Comic Sans more than most people like engagement announcements. Obviously I've picked very good friends.


So the Clippers play my Spurs tonight in Game 1, Round 2 of the NBA finals.
Unlike a lot of people, I'm pretty happy that the Clippers were the team to advance because:

1. Breck is a huge Memphis Grizzly fan. If my Spurs played his Grizz in the second round, our lives would be something like this for the next week:

But now we can be like this:

(Enjoy how my drawings get sloppier with every post?)

2. Chris Paul looks exactly like Carlton from Fresh Prince, that right there is some solid side entertainment.

3. Everyone accuses the Spurs of being floppers, which in some cases is true, but next to the Clippers we are going to look like the manliest team in the NBA.

4. Blake Griffin is the ugliest man I've ever seen, and I can't wait for Pop and the boys to grind his face into the court. It will be an improvement.

Seriously, he looks like Shawn White and Tracy Morgan had a child.

I'll go ahead and throw in a picture of Timmy to make you feel better.

Day 17-19: Hodge Podge

Last night we got a call. At 2:49 in the freaking morning.

Proof:

Normally I would be okay with it. That's because normally the person would be calling to let us know someone died and I'd be able to think to myself, "It could be worse, you could be dead."
But last night, it was a lady asking about the Mortuary address. Who decides that 2:49AM is a a good time to call for directions??? And more importantly, who hasn't heard about Google maps yet?

I'll pretend it's someone as lovable as these two...


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It's Mom's day weekend! Sadly, mi madre is all the way in Texas and I wont be able to give her all the hugs and kisses she deserves this Sunday. So to make her feel a little closer, I am making her recipes all weekend! Tonight I had one of my favorite comfort foods, Jambalaya. To her credit (I was on the phone with her the entire time) it turned out pretty dang delicious:

And of course we needed some O-Henry bars

Today, I admit, I am hallway girl.

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In other news I have a pretty neat website for all you Pinterest people. Check out this blog http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/. This chick is nuts creative.

She teaches you how to make crafts:

and party treats:

Dress pretty:

and organize your trendy home:

In short, I have a total girl crush on her and you should too!

Entertainment: 4 dimples
Usefulness: 9 dimples
User Friendly: 7 dimples

Day 16: Fakeover

Since moving into this apartment, my time allotment for aimless internet surfing has sky rocketed.

So as I find awesome internet sites, I'll pass them on to you. For my first entry, let me introduce http://www.ivillage.com/virtual-makeover# It's like an interactive Princess Diaries. It lets you do things like this...

And then there is a "One-click" button that let's you steal the looks of celebrities like Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Zoe DeChanel. The result is a bit frightening.

Yikes.

Entertainment: 8 dimples
Usefulness: 5 dimples
User Friendly: 7 dimples
Allow 45 minutes for full enjoyment.