Showing posts with label crazies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crazies. Show all posts

Thursday, October 21, 2010

i heart documentaries

we've been on a bit of a documentary kick lately,
and if you have netflix- these are easy to get...

note on documentaries- they are fun, and informative,
but not all of them are action-packed.
some move kinda slow and you have to be ok with that.

also, docs are not rated. 
so yeah, the baby ones are going to show things...
 you've been warned.


heart of the game


possibly my favorite
this one follows a high school basketball coach and his career over 7 years
it captures the heart and spirit that i can almost remember about high school.
toward the end, it gets pretty involved and it is hard to believe that its real.
you can't write this stuff.

trekkies


yes, this is exactly what it looks like.
 yes, it involves lots of crazies that believe they are the real thing...
yes, it has moments of sheer hilarity.
 otherwise, it is a fascinating commentary 
on what media has done to the world as we know it!


king of kong


 after losing his job,
this guy decides- "what else is there to do?"
and goes after the world record
of the old school donkey kong game.
 also full of crazies,
and way entertaining.
it's crazy how intense it can be watching some dude shred a game of kong.
but it is.


babies


we love to watch babies everywhere we go these days...
but it is fun to watch these 4 from completely different cultures
 without words
and get an idea of what life is like on the other side.
 there are some boobs in this one, 
but they are all mom boobs so it isn't at all offensive.
this movie makes me giggle
and it makes me so grateful to live in a place 
with all of the technology and support that we have to raise a child.


spellbound


admit it, 
you have totally stumbled across the spelling bee on espn at some point in life 
and found yourself watching for hours.

these kids are the classic bunch- 
some are complete nerds, obsessed with winning,
 some are forced by psychotic parents to study fort nightly,
and all of them have a unique story.
entertaining and intriguing for sure.

super size me


i know this is one of those you may have already seen,
if you haven't, you have at least heard about it.


if there was any piece of media your mom could make you watch to put down
all that fatty crap you are eating and stop going to mcdonalds,
this would be it.

it is brutally disgusting,
horrifyingly informative,
and pretty funny...

it would probably have changed my mind about fast food altogether
if i hadn't jumped right into,
"i have to have curly fries and cheap burritos" 
mode so soon after...


my date with drew


this wasn't as entertaining as i wanted,
 but it is fun to see an average joe with a life crush
using the 6 degrees of separation to his advantage.
because he had a very low budget it reads very real and 
he is an easy guy to root for.

business of being born


if you had any questions about midwives vs. hospital birth-
get this and watch it now.
this made me even more confident to go natural with a midwife.
this one talks more about the home-births specifically,
but definitely outlines why midwives are so great.

bottom line: midwives are trained to deliver and handle all aspects of the birth of a child.
obstetricians are surgeons.
and hospitals are businesses.
they will explain why the cesarean rate in american hospitals has shot up 
and remained there in the last 20 years...
and it has to do with inducing labor, and doctors making the call.

[warning: if you are not prepared to see a few naked women giving birth, maybe hold off.]


if you know of any other docs that i need in my life, please share!!!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

so whats & chicken putts


started the new job last week.


i have been observing all this week.

yesterday, we took a 45 minute break to watch a bunch of dudes chuck rubber chickens down the isle and they get points for getting them into carefully placed trash receptacles or a plant at the end. they yell "trees-ies" if someone gets the said 20 pointer.

i was in awe.

later in the day, we watched as the janitor chick walked around to tend to the plants and trash and noticed the orphaned battered plant.
she exclaimed, "something happened here huh..." no one responded....
she continued to communicate silently with her plant and eventually walked away.
(plant whisperers have a 6th sense. they just know.)

the cubicles nearby just laughed.
the guy next to me said, "it said on her little cart, 'save the plants.'
i just couldn't bring myself to tell her that we were chuckin rubber chickens at her plant!"


then this morning,
i get to my new trainer's desk where he had a putting green lined up from the night before
(apparently a morning ritual).
the men lined up,
"welp, lets see what kind of day its going to be..."
i made one in heels. (thanks, dad.) he didn't get a one.
apparently that's a good day.

this, friends, is why we go to college.

to get salary jobs that they make sitcoms out of.

but seriously, its going to be great.
in fact, it is already proving to make for some blog-worthy material.


Thursday, December 25, 2008

Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra—ra-ra-ra-ra...


thank you so much to whichever brother complained about the
matching sleep-pants
(even though i KNOW you all wear them all the time!),

this years theme was "plaid tidings"

i will narrate in brief:


only real scottish men know how to sport them the best,


neighbor/friend/designer dudes know how to make them the best,




apparently plaid is a huge turn-on...go fig.


all night as we finished our homemade gifts,
we watched santa online visit the world...
apparently he came to our house!



before we crack em, we do the breakfast thing with G-MA...
beautifully traditionally perfect as usual.



our christmas was homemade...
which made some of those involved cringe at first....
but look what came of it!

yeah- my BROTHER made all of this:



cute sister-in-law made this:
(don't ever say you aren't crafty again...)


3 scots at work...


i made kennabug these cute flowers that attach to a crocheted headband...
and yes, i just might be selling them soon on my shop.
(of course, the idea was inspired by this cute crafter)

expect a cheesy card after christmas, with this foto in it:


not this one


dad in a kilt: awesome.
dad posing as a scottish dancer, in a kilt: priceless.


after we could change in to semi-normal attire,
we caroled/rocked out to a few of our favorite humans in the neighborhood...



which means sneaking in to this most adorably decor-laden home
to tag bill's ears with some more holiday cheer...

sorry steph—couldn't help it...
i swear we didn't take anything though...





all the sisters (& inlaw ones) got sewing machines...
(i already had one) that came with a free sewing class on the 26th with Peg!


homemade christmas:
just as sappy, with less tears.

way too much time...
that could have been spent playing and laughing at nothing with those crazies i get to be stuck with forever...

...good thing we still know what it's all about...


a note on the homemade factor:

apparently the neighbors got the hint too...
this has been the best treat year ever with about 5 containers of yummy salsa and apples with dip and homemade bread and jam...
way less on the cookie/sugary naughties this year- it's been great!

oh, and dear rich, lo, jace, and cam...
i don't like having christmas without you...
lets not do that again, shall we?

hope you all had a lovely christmas too!



Thursday, December 4, 2008

MEMORANDUMTO: All Black Parents

SUBJECT: Re: Naming your children
DATE: Effective Immediately

Please don't start naming your children after President-elect Barack Obama…

Obamaneshia, Obamalaya, Obamaria, Barakesha, Barakyah, Barakakhan, etc.


Give your children a chance to grow-up without being burdened by a ridiculous sounding name.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

a foto essay: my usual route to my unusually unusual day.


the beginning...





love the leaves... wish they wouldn't dry when you try and save them...


my school...








love this...



how unfortunate...




a cute girl makes this stuff and sells it... i bought some earrings myself..
though not with obama on them...


virginia's fall foliage = awesome.
virginians + first black president = possible crazies.
duke ellington + black president = assembly, fun jewelry,
and a whole lot of emotional people.

...should be a great day today...