Sunday, March 21, 2010

blueberries, crocs and a binkie. my day is a full one.

i've been neglecting this blog for quite some time now and i've come to miss having a unique outlet of creativity and quirkiness (my friend hates the word "quirky" but it just seems fitting)... i think i've narrowed it down to two reasons. a) once you work for the man, designing for corporate day in and day out, sitting in front of the screen after hours just seems all too redundant. vegging in front of the tv netflixing old seasons of house or biggest loser is way more satisfying. and b) once you have a toddler to run after 80% of waking hours, there's simply no time for frivolous internet usage.

today we went for a stroll to the grocery store. it's a beautiful day out and we needed a few necessities. as i stood in front of the produce department perusing the blueberries i thought, "blueberries: $3.99. i think they're only $2.99 at trader joe's... should i???"

i was weighing the option heavily of walking an extra mile from vons to trader joe's to save $1.00. yes, i am that cheap! however, i call it smart. overall buying the blueberries for 4 bucks won since my kid was telling me it was nap time by whining from his stroller. however i did make that dollar back when i remembered i had a promo code for 2 dvd's for $1 at redbox. sweeeet!

we collected our movies and started the trek back home. halfway home i looked down at my kids feet and saw one croc-less foot.
he had managed to kick one of his green crocs off somewhere between here and the store. frick! i had planned our entire summer around those crocs! ($7 in near perfect condition at a second-hand kids store) as we turned around and headed back to vons, my eyes scanned the sidewalk and curbs for the escaped rubber shoe. praise the lord, we found it chilling next to redbox all the way back at the store. never before did i stress more about loosing something so precious to me. well, maybe i did stress a little too much when he threw his favorite binkie out of the stroller at disneyland. somewhere in anaheim mickey mouse is chewing on an awesome green bink. :)
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

passive aggressive ways to tell your neighbor to F off

today i'm more than just annoyed with all the pestering and worry we receive from our neighbor. a friend suggested i re-name my wifi hotspot name so that everytime they connect to their router, they get to see mine. :) pretty darn good idea. here's a few examples from the internets...

• YourDaughterIsAWhore
• KeepThatNoiseDown
• ThosePeopleIn1583LookLikeTerrorists
• ThatLawnChairIsSoAwful
• YourWifeCheats
• IHaveYourMail
• IPoisonedYourDog
• IPoisonedYourKid
• YourPriusSucks
• GetYourOwnDSLCheapskate
• MyNetworkIsLockedJackass
• ISawYouNaked
or...
• StopBeingAnAnnoyingNeighborAsshole!
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

reporter goes professional to ghetto in seconds

LOL i guess this guys is putting on a front while the camera rolls....can't we have some honest reporters who don't pretend to be who they aren't?? hahaha
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this baby is so hip

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

how you can tell you've pissed off an engineer...

i know this has been floating around the internets for quite awhile, but i still find it amusing. :)
i especially like the memo!

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this guy is seriously talented

lots of time on their hands for this dragonforce fan...
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Sunday, May 3, 2009

i just had a hankering for some of this...

when i was a child i wasn't allowed to drink much soda. for some reason i think my mom thought ginger ale wasn't as bad for us as real soda. so we sometimes would come home and find a treat in the fridge: a 6-pack of canned schweppes raspberry ginger ale. oh.my.goodness.

recently i found myself having a hankering for something bubbly yet fresh, which reminded me of the deliciously refreshing taste of schweppes raspberry ginger ale. i'm saddened every time i walk by the "alternative" soda shelf in the grocery store where all the tonic, soda water, and ginger ale is stored. every time i glance down in the hope of catching a glimpse of my long lost childhood friend. alas, all i find is regular ginger ale or diet ginger ale...which only conjures up memories of laying in bed eating saltine crackers and watching movies on a sick day.

i did a little online research and found that schweppes does in fact still produce this fizzly pink liquid, they just don't sell it many places in the states anymore. if i were to happen upon it, i think i would stock up and clear the store out. oh schweppes, won't you just save us the trouble and start shipping it in the states again??
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this kid has to have ADHD

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Friday, April 24, 2009

turtle burgers


islands fine burgers & drinks has had to spice up their menu to get people out of their houses and into their booths during this recession. they've added to their menu this limited time tahitian sea turtle burger, complete with the shell as a take home souvenir, exclusive to islands fine burgers & drinks.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

the coolest bookshelf on the block


this has got to be the raddest bookshelfs out there right now. i would kill to have a piece this cool hanging on one of my many empty white walls.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

i want a pony like this!


paul smith is very well known for using his signature stripe on all things from his hangtags to his products and even to a mini cooper.


but this usage of striping is by far the fiercest.


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the ABC's....from google earth


link
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i love diet coke...but not that much


i love LOVE LOVE diet coke. but i don't think i'd ever go as far as to drink diet coke with bacon.
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