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this whole facebook family thing

I hate it.

I mean, it’s cool that I can list my parents and my brother and my cousins and aunts and uncles and all that crap, but let’s talk about other family members that are totally not included!

So, Mr. Mark Zuckerburg, since I know you read my blog daily if not hourly, I present to you the following ideas of which should be added on the popular social media site known as Book Face:

1. The Kid. He’s not technically mine. And sometimes I think he’d like to tell me that when I tell him that he has to stop watching Dr. Who on Instant Netflix, but he doesn’t. He has a dad and a mom, though, so I don’t really feel comfortable calling him my kid. Although I do most of the time. I get son, daughter, those kinds of things, but if you could add one that says: “As Close To My Kid As Possible Without Taking Part In Legal Adoption”, I think that’d be perfect for me.

2. My Brother’s Girlfriend. Let’s just hypothetically say that now that he has a super awesome girlfriend (that part’s not hypothetical) who I already consider family, he ends up marrying her. I would like to say she’s part of my family, but Facebook does not allow it. HOW DARE THEY. How am I suppose to let people know that I have a Sister-in-Law? Now, several years ago, I would not have claimed to having a sister-in-law should my brother gotten married, but times (and the person in the role) have changed and I need some Facebook formality for that. Think about that one, Zuckerburg.

3. WHAT ABOUT MY DOGS? Facebook needs to expand that. While Riley and Kentucky do have a fan page, I’d totally set each of them up with their own little Facebook profile if I could list them as my dog. Because, c’mon, just because I call them (and Marshall) my dog (and cat) sons, doesn’t mean I know for all of the internet to know that. And having them on Facebook isn’t NEARLY as obsessive as having them on Dogster… don’t Google that if you don’t want to get sucked into adorable dog pictures and adorable dog biographies.

Call me, Mark. We can talk more and you can hook me up with some commission of some sort. And we can also talk about why you keep putting Wedding Fair ads when I’m trying to Facebook-stalk people. Wedding Fair? Really? Even if I did dream of a pretty pretty princess wedding, you’d have to hogtie me and drag me to a damn Wedding Fair.

i’m never done shopping

Or at least looking at things to buy once I have a boatload of expendable income, so basically just as soon as my WNBA contract gets finalized. My agent’s having a bit of trouble with the details – like I don’t have to run and I need sugar-free Amp instead of Gatorade during timeouts.

So in the meantime, I’ve become a fan of several coupon sites, most recently? http://www.couponchief.com. They’re not all that different from any of the other sites out there that offer coupon codes to places all over the web. And trust me, anytime I’m ordering online I’ve looked at for sure 5 billion coupon sites, if not more. What can I say? Mama really, really likes a deal. (And also likes referring to herself as Mama.)

My favorite option for this particular site is the way they have things categorized. My personal favorite? The matchmaking coupons. Discount online dating? SCORE. Just kidding. My actual favorite category that I haven’t seen anywhere else are the Etsy coupons. I don’t ever need encouraged to buy something off Etsy, but if I can save 10% on shipping? Even better.

i love cranky commenters

I often get comments on older posts that don’t make their way through my spam folder. They tend to be even more entertaining than the time sensitive comments I get.

Most recently, someone must have stumbled across this post, which includes me professing my hatred towards a certain cashier at a certain retail location. In short, I was complaining about the way the cashier treated someone and with good reason. Within the post, I mentioned that I had dropped Riley off for some vaccinations and was out shopping while that was taking place.

Here’s the comment from the person called Notinthemood: “It’s a great store! I LOVE it! Not to forget mentioning… What kind of mother leaves her son alone at the doctor to go shopping. I believe the word I’m looking for is misfit?”

Dear Cranky Commenter,

Riley is not a child. Riley is a dog.

XOXO,
Wendy

mama likes christmas savings

Thanks to the internet (and my Amazon Mom account – shut up, I kind of am one!), I’m nearly done with Christmas shopping… just as soon as the UPS/postman drops some boxes on my front doorstep.

My parents, as usual, are the most difficult people to buy for in the world, but I think that’s what happens sooner or later with other parents anyway, right? I didn’t spend nearly as much money as I usually do on Christmas and yet managed to get a ton of stuff. I get very excited about good deals, especially when the stack of things under the tree doesn’t make my checking account look so scary.

When I ordered The General’s large and in charge gift, I used two coupons I found online. I saved some money and got free shipping. WIN. If you’re still procrastinating on Christmas shopping, try these Macy’s deals or just Google the company you want to buy stuff from, because it’s super simple to fine stuff like that online. And this holiday season, it’s even helped me think of some things that I normally wouldn’t have thought of. Like great deals on underwear for your dad. Oh wait, that was already on my dad’s expansive list (and my expansive, I mean his list was: boxers and razor blades).

Sorry, Dad. Looks like Christmas is spoiled for you!

who needs pre ink stamps?

I mean, who doesn’t want a stamp that’s custom made to say whatever you want it to say? To me, that spells major convenience or absolutely horrible ideas, which, in my opinion, are both big positives. I found a super reasonable place to get pre ink stamps and am now just thinking of the most perfect thing to put on said stamp. After all, the holidays are coming up, which is making the opportunity absolutely limitless.

As I was browsing their site trying to come up with an idea to think of the perfect custom made stamp, I ran across once that might possibly be the most useful stamp in the world. All it says? HOT. In red ink. I think that’s something I could use in not only my personal life while at the bar or at a party, but also at work for things that might be a bit more professional.

Who knew rubber stamps could have such potential??

mama likes a deal

I really need to get back on the wagon about updating regularly, no? I figure since today’s October 1st, it’s as good of a time as any to attempt to blog for 30 straight days. Or 31 since it’s October. Totally shot myself in the foot with that one!

The General and I have been doing a really good job of using coupons lately. It’s not incredibly helpful with produce, which is lame, but we saved 10% of our grocery bill last time we were at the store. That’s kinda awesome! If I could find some coupons at IKEA for a Buy One, Get One on Lack tables or couches, I’d be incredibly happy. I don’t see why that couldn’t exist. There’s plenty of Dell coupons and five billion other types of technology-related coupons, so why not? My digital camera is almost 2 years old. And while it still works perfectly and I still love it a lot, I wouldn’t hesitate to jump ship if the right deal came along!

The Kid is getting into about 2908 phases of wanting way expensive Christmas gifts (yep, he already has his Christmas list), so the more coupons the better. There’s gotta be a coupon out there for a “Give us your best smile and we’ll drop the price of a PSP by $100!”.

online backups are my friend

When I got my iPod Touch earlier this year, I didn’t really think I’d use it that much. I knew I’d use it for a while, but then figured it’d get chucked to the side just like my Pogoball and Kirk Cameron poster from K-Mart. Maybe I’d use it every once in a while on a special occasion much like the Casio keyboard I used to have. Point is — I’m using it a lot and for a lot of things that kind of surprise me!

I use Google docs quite a bit on the iPod when I need to access nerdy things like fundraising totals and how many of my freelance invoices are still pending. And that’s super handy. I use iDrive for another online backup tool and it’s saved my butt a few times when I’ve needed something else. It doesn’t matter what, because that’s personal. The point on this one is that it’s helped me be able to easily access specific files anytime I have internet. And really, with the way Minneapolis is going, that’s pretty much anywhere at all.

I feel like accessing something online like that is a whole lot easier and safer than carrying around a jump drive and having to always find somewhere to plug it in just to update the information you have stored in it… which I found this weekend to be super annoying.

it seems i was obsessed with chef shack

I wish it would analyze more than just what’s on the front page of two dolla, but nonetheless:

(via wordle.net, via Dan)

where’s george and a lady of the street

My boss and I just tracked a dollar on wheresgeorge.com. Apparently we’re both in “hey, let’s just fuck with people because we’re dicks” mode, because we said this on our submittal:

Let’s just say this. I’m a lady of the street and have done some fantastic things with this dollar. It’s had some exciting times.

Crazy thing? This bill has travelled 4.4 Miles in 1 Yr, 281 Days, 11 Hrs, 49 Mins at an average of 0.01 Miles per day.  It is now 4.4 Miles from its starting location. It was originally logged on September 21, 2008 in St. Paul!

In any case, I can’t wait until the dude logs in and sees that his dollar has been logged by a lady of the street. I would feel sorry for him, but I googled his username and found out he’s one of the creepy dudes that favorites everyone’s butt pictures on Flickr. So he kinda deserves to have inaccurate data on his Where’s George dollars. AM I RIGHT OR WHAT?

i wish i had a daugher

I was considering buying Lynx tickets to this Sunday’s game, because, well, I like basketball and I clearly don’t have enough things going on this weekend. They currently have a “Dads & Daughters” special, where you can pay $40 and get two $30 tickets. Never mind that I’m not a dad, nor do I have a daughter, but are they really going to check IDs for that? The General and I could pass for dad and daughter, if it came right down to it, right?

In any case, DEAR WEB INTERN: PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOU MAKE GRAPHICS AND DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. Because that tends to happen a lot on the Lynx’s website.