absolutely ridiculous

i saw this video over on lois's blog today and it is absolutely ridiculous!! i wonder what it's really like. i feel like i would vomit or pee my pants. or both! anyone have one?

halloweenie

ladies - back off! this guy's all mine. party hair and all...

two one five

tremors

while watching tremors this morning, zach remarked "this is the best monster that's ever been in the tv".

moons over my hammy

i saw this conversation on facebook today and laughed. ah so many nights wasted at denny's in my early years ordering only french fries and water and sitting for hours and hours. oh and the downingtown denny's was waaaay cooler than than reading denny's. but unfortunately the reading one was a lot closer.

** disclaimer ** i am and never was a goth chick. i was posting this because of the mention on denny's. seriously. i was a raver. ask anyone

tiger mountain

another video i cant get enough of. anyone want to grab some flannel and and a guitar and meet me in the woods? more first aid kit here

just dance

i just can't get enough of this video. it doesn't make me laugh - it makes me cry it's so awesome. and man - what i would give to be able to sign. i mean, i am really good in car with the radio on but...

chateau by camera phone

nature by camera phone

first picture is marfa, texas. second picture is bar harbor, maine

keep ya head up

my friend joshua has acquired the pretty much best sneakers ever. tupac lives on in so many forms.

pup

this video has been making it's rounds in the world wide web and i can't get enough of it.

kady's

best face ever part 2

i mean, she's just the cutest thing ever. although i am so sick of her today. i can't get her to stop barking at the littlest reflections all day long. any advice?

after

kind of hard to believe this is the same kitchen as the before picture. we are so happy with the end result. come over and check it out and i'll cook you dinner!

worlds ugliest dog contest

boxers with underbites of the world unite! last week was your week!


June 26, 2009 (Petaluma, CA) – As the crowd chanted “Pabst, Pabst,” the celebrity judges deliberated between the so-named boxer-mix shelter dog and Rascal, a former world champion Chinese Crested to determine who would be the 2009 World’s Ugliest Dog Champion tonight at the Sonoma-Marin Fair. First timer Miles Egstad from Citrus Heights, California was stunned at Pabst’s win. “ I don’t think he’s that ugly!” he said of his boxer mix whose under bite was his most compelling physical feature. His sweet personality made him an audience favorite.

The Chinese Crested breed has dominated the contest for more than seven years and in this year’s contest represented more than 50% of the 2009 entries in the pedigree class. But Pabst, who was given his name because he had a “ bitter beer face”, according to his owner quickly won the crowd and the judges soon followed. Egstad, 25, first saw the contest on television and his friends urged him to enter his dog.

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before

our kitchen renovations begin tomorrow! i can't believe it. this is a picture of what the kitchen looked like when i bought the house. and sadly, it hasn't been much improved since then. other than a good scrubbing and painting everything white to give the illusion of clean. supposedly the project will take about 2 weeks. fingers crossed that's the case.
tomorrow also marks my first day NOT as an urban outfitters employee and my first day as owner/operator of LeanGreenClean. ahhhh! new beginnings all over the place.

best face ever

found this old picture of lola the first time she went swimming in west virgina. i love her face in this shot.

business casual

kate tagged me in the fun game of always/never. rules of the game : list five always-and-forever and five not-so-favorite fashion-related items, add any image(s) you’d like, then tag three other people to do the same. here we go:

always:
giant grey scarf
jean shorts
black leather boots
white t shirt
zip up sweatshirt

never:
sweat pants in public
turtlenecks
"business casual"
socks + sandals
"ironic" over-sized glasses

now i am tagging lois, marni, and haley

got some time on my hands

chief projectionist

my sister in law deborah shared this with me. it's hilarious and disgusting and passive aggressive. what do you think it takes to become the chief of the projectionists?

silkie chickens

my friend is getting 3 of these silkie chickens. they are so weird and look like cotton ball topiaries!!!

1 year

one year ago today, zach and i got married. good times. crazy how time flies!!

cafe

i love this no nonsense sign. it was a rest stop in west texas. i wish i would have had time to go inside. i bet the interior is awesome. next time...oh wait...i'm never going back to texas

home of plastic

oddly enough, girard decorators seems to be out of business. i really wish i knew what the rest of this sign said before it was painted over.

marfa texas

my job has allowed me to travel to some awesome places. this last shoot took me to marfa texas. it was really cool and i'd like to some day go back and hang out on a vacation. check out the rest of my pictures here.

new beginnings

so i have given my notice at urban after six long years. i'm going to throw my energy into starting my own eco friendly housekeeping business which i have named lean green clean. i'm really excited about this new adventure. and scared. but anything's better than what i'm doing now. for now, instead of a website i have a blog - check it out here. and wish me luck!

and thanks for sheena for helping me with my logo!! we used puffy paints. so fun!! now if we only had a bedazzler!

wouldn't eat it if i were you

poor kate went to get her lunch out of the fridge at work today and and it was on the counter with this note on it!! so lame.

family portrait #4

family portrait #3

i need one!

casey posted about finding one of these claes oldenburg totes at an estate sale over on her blog. since i have seen it, i've become obsessed. i really need one. if anyone sees one in their travels and rumaging - it's mine!

back off

the food stealer at work strikes again! as does the passive aggressive notes! this note went up on the fridge a few weeks ago. i love it!

in other news i am stuck at the dallas airport, sleeping on a cot that makes farting noises each time i move. my flight from dallas to philly was canceled late last night and of course all the hotel rooms are booked. so many flights were canceled. i do feel lucky that i was able to score a cot but it still doesn't make things any better. i was going to post a picture of my little bedroom set up here but honestly it makes me sad and definitely does not make me laugh....

family portrait #2

we too

schlager

laboratory

always funny

family portrait #1

no parking #2

ok this one is a little different but still the beak up of park and -ing. i do love this sign though. it's one of many cute things about rhinebeck.

no parking #1

i've been noticing it's pretty much the norm to break up "park" and "-ing" onto 2 different lines when making a "no parking" sign. interesting. also, is "no parking" sign a misuse of quotes????

jeremy's sweet dance moves

i was recently going through a bunch of old photos on my computer and noticed a running theme - jeremy has some sweet dance moves!! 

4 ecoli

finally part 2

the animals are growing closer each day!! also, i think i need to find a hobby so i can stop taking so many pictures of my pets...

finally!

spring is coming, slowly, but it's coming. i even got to open my sun roof for the first time this year. take note of the disgustingly dirty windows. ugh.