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it was a tradition this week

Pretty much every night this week, The General and I started out watching TV in the evening. This resulted in me falling asleep in what was usually a very special looking position on the chaise lounge. It’s not conducive for doing much around the house, but I’m definitely getting used to sleeping at a angle that nobody can get comfortable in.

So, I don’t have anything to say or much time to say it before midnight roles around. I did find this awesome picture I want to share. It’s a picture of downtown Minneapolis taken from pretty darn close to my work parking lot and I love it very much.

(via bigboxcar)

i don’t want to be pretty at all

A long time ago, The General showed me this video:

If you don’t want to watch the video, which is dripping (in a good way) with passion, then you can read the lyrics right here and it will give you an inkling of how beautiful the video is.

Then, I want you to read this article. If you haven’t read this, you should. I love it so much. There will be a quiz on this should The General and I ever have a daughter. I apologize to every adorable little girl that I’ve ever said “Look at you, so pretty!” the very first time I met them. You’re more than just pretty; you’re AWESOME.

i’m online deal obsessed

And that’s not exaggerating things at all. I six different sites I have to check each day just to make sure I’m not missing out on some stellar deal that’s 70% off for one day and one day only! Daily Deals aggregates all that into one site. I just signed up for it this morning, so I can’t get you too excited about it just yet. I will say that I’m excited to only have to check one website every morning instead of thumbing through apps on my phone and trying to track through Facebook or Twitter which deals I’ve looked at and which ones haven’t.

It’s a little borderline obsessive  I know, but hey, Groupon has had at least two different deals that have sold out because I didn’t get a chance to look at them soon enough and that’s the worst probably anyone could ever have in their life. Know what I mean?

i had five extra minutes

• I have found Riley’s clone and his name is Jack.
• Pet Project Rescue is having a holiday fundraiser. There’s a ton of really gorgeous wreaths and other holiday decorations! There’s both local pick up and delivery to the 48 contingent states.
• Everyone’s talking about this photo showing off Miley Cyrus’ chest tattoo. I’m sorry. All I can focus on is her side boob.
• Look at Bristol Palin. She’s shaking it like a Polaroid picture… and it scares me. How you like that, ma?
• I tried finding one that was better, but Journey’s Separate Ways is still the best Literal Video I’ve ever seen.

i found these links for you

I spent an ridiculous amount of time reading this article and looking at the new jerseys for the 2010-2011 NBA season. I don’t even watch NBA on TV much anymore, but I’m kind of thinking I will. Especially since The Kid has been digging watching sports as of late. And his favorite player is Yao Ming. Or Shaquille O’Neal. Depending on which player he remembers. I sort of want a Heat jersey this year. Not because I’m jumping on the LeBron bandwagon, but because how cool does this jersey look??

Everyone’s up in arms, because Sesame Street has been catering to the gays (link via Mombian). I don’t necessarily think there’s anything wrong with Grover asking a kid what marriage is and the kid responding with “a marriage is when two people get married”. Is that not the truth? I mean, we all know what’s going on with Bert and Ernie. Nobody has a roommate for that many years without hooking up at least once. This Twitter doesn’t help your case, Bert.

Let’s give it up for the latest meth lab in my hometown! Within 2000 feet of an elementary school even!

A baby was killed by a pit bull in Florida. My utmost sympathy goes out to the family, because I couldn’t imagine losing a child in any way, shape or form. Please use this as a reminder to never leave any dog alone with any infant. This will unfortunately continue to give pit bulls a horrible reputation, but a cocker spaniel could have done the same thing.

friday links – the first installment

We’ll see if I can start making this a habit. I like links!

1. The 100 Most Powerful Women… on Twitter: I follow zero people on this list and I follow over 400 people. One day, I think I’ll rank the top 100 people powerful on my Twitter list. They’ll probably include Grizz from 30 Rock, Barney Stinson, Jesus M Christ, and three or four of my favorite WNBA players.
2. My donation page for The 3 Day: It’s two weeks from today and I’m less than $200 to my goal! (Plus, the sweep team is trying super hard to try to win a catered in dinner one night and we’re just barely in the lead!)
3. Exploring the Florida Keys by personal watercraft: Yes, please. Jenni just sent this to me. See, I don’t love Florida. But I do love the keys. Or at least Key West. Some day, I want to drive the keys, but I’d gladly substitute that with doing it on a jet ski.
4. Test your eye for color!: The lower the score, the better. I would up with a 38, which may explain why I had trouble with color corrections back in the day when I worked at a photo processing studio. Sorry about that, kids that looked a little green in the yearbook.
5. One of the most accurate essays I’ve ever read when it comes to describing how I feel about eventually becoming a parent.

i could be a trojan too

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.

I don’t have a degree in anything but Being Awesome, which is not something that’s just obtained overnight and also requires much more continuing education than any other degree you could have. Take that, doctors and lawyers.

But it’s no secret that I really want to get a degree. (Remember how it’s on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days?) I’m not picky really and would be happy with an Associates for now. I’m just finding it super hard to navigate my schedule, balancing my freelance work, family and friends time and all that good stuff. I have a pretty good feeling any of my further education is going to have to primarily be online and I’m okay with that. It’s where I met most of my closest friends, wound up with The General, rented my current duplex and sold a camcorder. Why not use it for school, too?

I figure doing it online is going to help me not fall asleep in class (done that), not want to throw things at the back of the head of the person in front of me because they’re a moron (done that), or skip class because I really want to go to a baseball/basketball game (done that, too).

I love that anymore, you pretty much have your choice of places to take online classes. It’s not just restricted to these nationwide badboys. The idea that a place as large and USC has their program information available online? I could take classes from the same place as Will Ferrell, John Ritter and O.J. Simpson. If only I could get a group picture of with all of them!

the great debates online

Earlier today, I’d emailed The General about a specific ongoing debate I have trouble with. I always want research and facts and all that good stuff on both sides so I can always win the argument. I don’t think that’s asking to much, is it? It wasn’t until this evening that I discovered Great Debates, which is pretty much the debating/argument equivalent to Yahoo! Answers. The only thing Yahoo! Answers is good for is making fun of people and from the “great debates” I’ve read on this site, it’s pretty close to the same.

While the information I was hoping to find was a little bit above the Should boys have to learn about periods and other “woman” things as well? level (seriously true question I found on there), I didn’t. I can’t say I’d use this site regularly, but should I happen to read all of the awesome pieces of advice doled out via Yahoo! Answers, at least I know there’s a place I can continue shaking my head in disgust for nearly all of humanity.

vampire chat for the whole family

Looking to avoid spending time with ye ol’ family over the Christmas/New Year holiday? Boy, do I have a solution for you. Free Vampire Chat. I can guarantee you that your tween-aged cousins who all have rhyming names and your Great Aunt Sassy aren’t going to bother you while you have the webcam hooked up and are chatting the night away with some fellow vampire fun.

web hosting blog

In reading my favorite web hosting blog (yep, I admitted to that), I found out my current webhost has decided to join the ranks of companies everywhere and make the move to going green. They’ve recently started reducing the amount of paper that’s used, focusing more on recycling, and even just made a switch to move efficient servers. I like the thought of that even more considering I didn’t see one slight change in my hosting service since all of that took place. Nice work, Host Gator!

I never thought I’d really want to read about the differences between cPanel (which is the only interface I’m even remotely familiar with) and newer programs that having coming out, like Ensim. But the thing is, if I’m ever going to get my yet-to-be-used domain name of tubesocksandasmile.com (yes, I own that) up and running, I should probably keep myself up to speed on things like that.

I always have these delusions of grandeur when it comes to websites and domain names and the brilliant ideas that I have in my head when it comes to them, but I always fail miserably when it comes to the execution of these ideas. I might just have to bite the bullet sometime in the near future and cut off some of these domains, which would mean I could invest in a cheaper hosting service or even a cheaper hosting plan, since Host Gator is all environmentally sound and all… hey, I like cheaper AND the environment!