Feel like losing faith in our fellow humans? Then take a look at this commercial.
They played this during Larry King for heaven's sake! I had to check into it... and unfortunately, it's legit. Isn't there something terribly, terribly, terribly WRONG with these people? This will hopefully happen to anybody that joins that site...
Well, enough of this rubbish. Here, watch this, sing along, I'm sure you know the words.
Twitter is invading the minds of the brilliant British comedians. How do I have authority to say such ludicrous things? Why, because Ol' Russ, AKA Russell Brand, is now on Twitter, and has been since January 26. (Unfortunately, I only just got the email about it, which I'm a little peeved about... why did I sign up for the emails?) I've really missed Russell's BBC Radio 2 show (does anybody know what happened to Matt Morgan yet?), so I'll at least be able to keep up with him via Twitter now. I suppose I'll have to change my outlook on this devilish Twitter beast (Twitbeast?) now...
I was curious about a certain phobia, so I just HAD to look it up. Ortographobia, or the fear of spelling mistakes, was what I had it in my brainbox to find. While I was doing that, I found this interesting oddity on Yahoo Answers. Was this sod just trying to be helpful (and stupid), or did he have a good sense of humor? You be the judge. AND I QUOTE...
Ortographobia - Feer of speling mistakes
You tell me.
In other news, isn't it kinda funny that Sesquipedalophobia is what they call the fear of long words?
And for those of you who know what Alektorophobia is, you'll think this is hilarious!
Here's one I just don't get. A pressed penny on eBay. Seemingly normal, right? Except for the fact that this idiot bidder is paying 98x what the penny is worth! Common sense just ain't so common, and honestly, it's disturbing. Sometimes you just can't write this stuff.
Or this little golliwog might just open up a can of whoop-ass on your unsuspecting tushie. He seems to have some unresolved anger issues... either that, or somebody teased him about his unusually long arms and extremely short legs. Maybe that's it.
What a perfect opportunity to play The Golliwog's Cakewalk!
The only reason I picked that particular video was because of the dog... the kid's hat falling off before the finale was just a cheeky bonus. ;-)
And congratulations to any fellow 60's music buffs if you got the reference in this blog's title!
What, may I ask, is the purpose of an audio preview of your YouTube comments? (Yes, I only just found out about it...) Part of me thinks it's a stupid feature, but the other part hopes that folks will take advantage of this little oddity (and that people will wake up and smell the coffee!) so that more events like this may happen... Apparently I'm not the only one that's an unofficial member of the "Buy A Vowel" club.
OK, so I think my Picasso Ivy Geranium has officially bit the dust. The ivy geraniums don't often winter well, but I try my darnedest every year. I seem to have a 1 in 4 success rate, so at least I'm not a total failure! Either way, the Picasso was my favorite ivy, so I'll definitely be getting me one this spring...
In honor of our fallen friend...
In other news, while I was looking for a picture of the Picasso, I found the Calliope Rose (Zonal, so it's very hardy), new for Spring 2009! Isn't that beautiful? I want one now. Ahh, the dangers of Spring.
Ahh, the 90's. I get all nostalgic thinking about my only decade of reference... the coveted Nintendo 64, grunge, Mmm-Bop... and who can forget the first time they were beaten up by a slap bracelet? (Mine was the neighbor kid, the brat.) I thought the slap bracelet went out with Kurt Cobain... why then, you may well ask, did Hot Topic come out with a Twilight slap bracelet? Am I missing something? It's like they're trying to bring two decades together, almost. It reminds me of a song...
Still feeling nostalgic? Once you've beaten your all-time record on the Skip-It, have a peep at this...
Personally, I don't see what the big deal is with Twitter. I like to read the little posts, sure, but I don't know what the fun is of actually DOING Twitter. But I miss quite a lot of 'fun', according to some people (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!), so maybe I'm just being daft again. It seems like everybody is on Twitter these days... FOX News, MuggleNet, even Yoko Ono! The latest addition... Tom Felton! Go figure, right? I'm really enjoying his posts so far, and I hope he keeps it going.
In other news, THE IT CROWD SEASON 3 DVD SET IS REGION FREE! WOOOOOO!
Squirrels. Those fuzz covered rodents. A bit of me just loves 'em, and the other bit thinks they'd kill you if you made the wrong move, rather like the Mafia. Appealing to the part of myself that thinks those hairy rats are cute and cuddly, go have a look at this webcam, The Bad Manor's Squirrel Diner. Don't forget to watch the slideshow! (My personal favorites were the 'No On Prop 8', and the voting booth... genius!) Now, enjoy the wonderment of Russell Brand and Noel Fielding in the same room (so much hair!)... and yes, it is relevant to squirrels!
I do SO miss the weekly radio show!
In other news, I received one of my Simon Amstell email alerts today, which was hilarious. It was a rather sterile message, stating that tickets for a stand-up gig in July go on sale tomorrow... seemingly normal. I, of course, noticed the typographical error, mentally changed it to the right word, moved on, life was fine. About an hour later, I get another alert from Mr. Amstell, subject line 'Oh Dear', stating this:
hello.
quite recently an email was sent to you containing the word 'formally' which was unfortunately spelt, 'formerly'. we would like to apologise for any distress this may have caused and promise that it will not occur again. of course, ultimately we will all be dead and these things won't seem so important but while we are here, we may as well spell words correctly.
sorry. thank you. goodbye.
I think this calls for a Simon Amstell 'Best Of' montage!
I let it slip at lunch today (where the title for this blog came from) that I would be taking pictures of the pretty flowers coming out all around our property (and hey, it's an excuse to play with our new camera!), so here is a small sampling of the Springtime beauty all around! (Due to technical difficulties having nothing to do with the camera, there are only two photos. That doesn't mean there isn't Springtime beauty, though!)
Our Mystery Bush...
The Rampant Purple Weeds... (These things grow like, well, weeds... in our neighborhood park, and our yard, oddly enough. It's such a pity those little purple flowers don't get recognition as natural beauty, but instead are just called plain ol' weeds.)
In other news, you know those random things that pop into your head when you don't have anything else to occupy that space? (I live it quite often.) Earlier on today, I started thinking of this album I used to have, The Brady Bunch Sunshine Day, some such affair... and I wondered what happened to it. I used to really enjoy that album, but it got lost in the shuffle back when we moved in '01. I used to put it on in my room, background music, you know, so it didn't bother anybody... it was during the time when my sister would play Tabitha's Secret with Dear Joan on repeat (just because she knew it drove me up the wall!), and I'd be in my room with that wacky Brady Bunch (later I came to hate Barry Williams, but that's a personal thing). Apparently I can get the album on iTunes, so I might have to do that sometime. In the meantime, have fun with Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby, Cindy, and Tabitha (no, not from Bewitched).
Can you tell which kid went to public school, and the other didn't? And it was at this very moment that I realized I've always been an unbearable sap.
A trip to Amarillo is always stimulating to the old thinkbox. Here are some of the things that have been weighing on my mind today. Nancy Pelosi. I mean, what's SHE about? Although, while looking on Google Image Search, I found a family portrait...
How about VerMints (not in any way related to VerminMints Bears). They're from Vermont, right? Then why aren't they maple flavored? And speaking of weird flavorings, take a look at this Bar B Chew bone... isn't there something weird about it?
And the final thought for today... this is for the annoying kid at Hastings that wouldn't stop playing the keyboard.
See what happens when you aren't a good little boy? Pluto will chase you all around until he catches you, and then he'll take you to his lair, gobble you up a Timmy sandwich, and all that will be left is your Spiderman t-shirt and your left shoe!
