A SLOTH IS COMING TO MY HOUSE

Seriously one of the funniest things ever. Love it.

CHIRO HUMOR

So, at my chiropractor visit this morning I semi-jokingly told him that the neck cracking always makes me a bit nervous, but at least I figured it hasn't killed me yet so I was ok. This then led to a conversation about how movies show people breaking other peoples' necks as a pretty quick and easy way to kill someone, but how that's really not accurate because if you did that to someone you would basically cut their arteries and they would bleed out and it would be really gross and painful. I think he actually mentioned something specific about blood coming out of the person's mouth.

Interesting conversation to have right after he was holding my helpless neck in his hands and cracking it.

Good thing I trust the guy. :)

STUDY BREAK

Had to share this great commercial that was banned in South Africa. These are the kinds of things that I watch when I need a study break. :) Back to work!

On a side note, a great Camerounian proverb I just read in an article: 

"Until lions have historians, tales of the hunt will always be told by the hunter."

THE ECONOMIST

So I was talking to one of my new roomies and we got on the subject of magazine subscriptions. She asked what magazines I get so we could compare and see if any of our subscriptions overlap...

Me: "Oh, well I get Martha, House Beautiful, and I just got enough Coke rewards points to get Elle Decor. Sometimes I buy Dwell since I just really want to look at it."

Roomie: "What's Dwell?"

Me: "You know, like another design magazine."

Roomie: "What does that mean? What's a design magazine?"

Me: "You know, like how to decorate your house, interior design...stuff like that... (I trail off starting to realize how crafty and scrapbooky I sound - not that that's a bad thing, but I feel there's a difference between old crafts and new DIY scene - subtle differences, so I try to save the conversation)...What magazines do you get?"

Roomie: "Right now just the Economist."

Me: "Oh. (pause) You can't get that with Coke rewards."

Is it weird that sometimes I just want my magazines to be relaxing and visually satisfying? That after a day of talking about how-we-need-to-save-the-world-but-really-can't-save-the-world-but-everyone-has-ideas-of-how-to-save-the-world-and-they-all-mess-it-up-more-and-what-does-"the world"-mean-anyways... that I just want to read an article about how to find a great rug for my future house?

Don't judge.

And yes, if I could get People magazine with my Coke rewards I would be subscribing to that as well. My dirty secret is out. I like to think of it as a natural curiosity about the world around me.

Since I'm Still Anonymous

So I feel like I can still write this since no one in my new ward knows me yet and won't see it and get offended...but I felt like I was in the Singles Ward movie last week when I went to my ward for the first time. The speaker told us he was EQ Pres in about 9 creative different ways during his talk while also focusing on his view that dating and marriage has become "sensationalized."

Now, I am sure he is a really nice guy (really...he does seem like a nice guy and I'll probably want to delete this post when I get to know him)....but I just have to think that as you prepare a talk you need to know how you come off? You are trying to be the anti-stereotype by talking about marriage while not being so obsessed with it, while at the same time reinforcing about a kajillion stereotypes of singles ward quirks.

Maybe I was just feeling this way because church meets at 8am. I mean, really? My job didn't even start by 8am!

I have a couple of other snarky things to say but am holding them in so I don't alienate any possible new friends. Thinking of starting a tumblr account (Tricia as my inspiration) and only letting certain people know? This social media thing is getting too complicated.

Sister Love

Is it normal to be jealous of your sisters when they are losing weight and you aren't? S3 has definitely been losing some weight and is looking great! Which is great for her...but sucky for me. Good thing S2 is still pregnant. haha.

Drama Queen

We saw this commercial on one of those random TV shows that my Dad loves to watch. Something about the funniest commercials of 2010 or along those lines. I wanted to share since I thought this one was absolutely hilarious. Enjoy!

When you just know

I just know that I am going to love this movie. Will you see it with me?

Love Hurts

During the holidays, we had the opportunity to watch my sister's kids for a couple of weeks while she and her husband went on a special vacation.
One of the best parts of that visit was this question from my 8-year-old nephew, Schuyler:
"Jo, what do people mean when they say 'love hurts'?"
Dare I say that I suspect my nephew has been exposed to some 80s rock? I certainly hope so...

More Ikea Love

After my last post, Michelle commented and said that she had posted this great Ikea commercial on her blog. I stole it and you must now watch it - it is not to be missed.

Santa or China?

If I have already posted this, please forgive me, but I wanted to document a great question from my 7-year-old nephew to my sister on the way home from school one day:

"Mom, who makes better toys - Santa or China?"

Pretentious Parents

This clip has been on a couple of blogs lately and I just had to pass it along. Hilarious! I saw it first here.

Free Free Free

So, in reading Erin's blog, I was inspired to look around and see what was going for free on Craigslist for Orange County. Here are a few of the more humorous/interesting finds.

FREE TALL FAN PALMS!!! - apparently you can go to this person's house in Westminster and remove (somehow - maybe with your handy dandy crane?) the three 30 foot palm trees in front and take them to your location of choice. I think my favorite part is that the picture is sideways.

FREE DIRT!!! - (what's with all the exclamation marks?) these people apparently want to give you their dirt - for free! Where can you find a better deal? Except, maybe, your own backyard, or front yard, the park down the street...need I go on?

FREE place to dump your CLEAN FILL DIRT - maybe these last two guys should get together!

Or my favorite...

TOTO TOILET - and you thought people weren't giving away good stuff! We are unaccountably generous here in Orange County!

Previously On...

Check out this hilarious article from The Onion News about a man with high aspirations...

Stuff White People Like

If you haven't heard about the blog Stuff White People Like, you should definitely check it out. I was listening to an interview with one of the authors and I find the whole idea hilarious and enlightening. The idea came about because of all of the stereotypes that people have about various marginalized groups of our society. The purpose is to aim a little self-effacing humor at the "default" group - the white person. Really, you should read it. The first post was about coffee, Obama was mentioned in #8, Oscar parties are in there as well as bicycles. Really, you just need to check it out...

Couch Dress

Could this be the most amazing thing ever? Who doesn't need a dress custom made to fit over you and your couch? Wow. Now if I only had a reason to give this as a gift to someone...hmm... Haha.

{via Daisy Chain}

Say What?

When asked at preschool today what she wants to be when she grows up, Avery (age 4) responded, "A vampire." Who knew?

Wedgie Protection

Sometimes life gets too serious. Particularly as I am working voluntarily on some more scaling for WomanStats, I tend to get down about the lack of publicity or the ignorance regarding women's issues all over the world. And then I go and watch a 20/20 (I know, I got home early last night after being in Laguna Beach with Nicole and had nothing better to do) about Camden, New Jersey, the poorest city in the U.S. Talk about a downer (but in a good need-to-make-a-difference kind of way). Things like this video help remind me that there are real solutions to our real problems, and we just need to take it one step at a time. Enjoy! (sorry about the bad quality, it is definitely worth it)