Wet Blanket Friday

Every so often I look at what the crazies on Pinterest are doing. I guess with this back to basics/foodie/crafty/I'm so unique movement, people think really hard about how they can out-creative other adults and show off how well they take care of their families.

Sometimes I find neat things, but sometimes I want to pour a bucket of organic puke that I found in a dumpster behind Pier 1 and canned at home one Sunday all over the baby whose ghost costume is actually the tutu its great-grandmother wore at her first dance recital (extra points for upcycling a family heirloom!).

Case in point: celery stamps! Forget about eating the negative calorie snack with your children; no! The best way to "upcycle" a leftover bunch of celery (because you only EVER need one stalk of that awful vegetable) is to put red paint on it and make VALENTINES! YAAAYYYYY!!


Pinner Adri Trollip finds ideas like these "So clever!!!!!"

So, following the pin (because how can you refuse to know the perpetrator of something as silly as celery stamp rose valentines) I arrived at "Homemade Serenity" and I think I found the definition of the current Mom Generation:

Yes, I know that Valentine's Day is a Hallmark Holiday - contrived to convince people to spend money on chocolates and cards and roses and jewelry. Exactly the sort of holiday you would think I would avoid with my need to limit consumerism and commercialism in our home. But I can't help it. I LOVE Valentine's Day.

I'm terrified. When will the next Mom Generation start? I can't be a part of this one.

Craig's List Friday!

Blaze McAwesome and I just started co-habitating in the official way. We have actual outdoor space now, so I did some searching on the craigslist.org for an outside table and found this gem:

Friday Internet Roundup

Today, on the internet:

Divers make silly faces!
Yorick De Bruijn of the Netherlands

You can see more silly diver faces here.

Also,

Nerds make your mom jokes!

Embarrassed by your reading ability?

Worry not, dear friends!
Tyler Hansbrough has teamed up with the Indiana Public Library System to show kids that it's ok to not be able to read good!

To hear Tyler's stunning rendition of Chicken Little, just call (317) 275-4444 (or go here for a tidbit from everyone). But ACT FAST! Who knows when the next stellar reader from the Indiana Pacers will take over the mic!



Also, did you know that we're going to be playing basketball in the ocean for our first game? It's like when Nadal and Federer played tennis in the water except gigantic-er and not as legit.

TGIMeme

Thanks to thedailywh.at I have been exposed to the best meme ever. This chicken tells all of my favorite jokes BETTER than I could ever dream.

Movie Nite

They only missed "Let's go smoke that joint" / "Let's go hit the road" (cable TV edit)

I used to have it pretty bad for Mitch Kramer.

T.G.I.Def.Leppard

IF YOUR WIRED YOUR FIRED [sic]

Robot Unicorn Attack! Dreams Unlocked!

I don't know how this happened, who did it, why or how long it will be around, but I have to say: the Mormons are pretty crafty.
First they have this motorized couch idea, then this Old Spice parody comes along (or the other way around maybe).
Now, someone has changed the boring BYU Physics & Astronomy website into the most magical and full of joy and joyness place ever!
Now, in order to have your dreams unlocked you must:
1) go to physics.byu.edu/
2) enter the "Konami" code, which I was unfamiliar with until today (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a)
3)be blissful