Archive for June, 2008

This weekend my friends Danielle, Murf, David and I went to Maine. The trip started out fabulously in that I had already ingested a bottle of champagne by the time the crew picked me up. Champagne + me = silly.

Things I do while under the influence of champagne:

Unsuccessfully try to find bottles of Maine’s own Poland Springs Club Soda in a Maine convenience store and exclaim at the top of my lungs “Where’s the Poland Springs at? C’mon! Isn’t that what it means to be from Maine?!”

Or maybe buy a $1 scratch ticket only because it was so ugly, I felt bad for it:

Over the weekend the whole crew of us made some really important discoveries. And now this is the portion of the blog where I show you.

“What does a $15 bag of cherries look like?” you might ask. Well lucky for you, I not only know, but have a photo for you.

It is a rather unremarkable bag of fruit, so maybe you can appreciate the horror in our faces as we checked out at the supermarket.

Or if the cherries aren’t interesting, maybe you would like to know what rocket balloons look like.

Luckily I have a photo of the ever adorable David and a sad excuse for a rocket balloon RIGHT HERE:

David wasn’t so good at blowing up the balloons. He was only good at breaking the pump that they came with, but we love him anyway.

So maybe the balloons can’t hold your attention. What about a label for idiots?

“Sit down child while I julienne your marshmallows. Please be sure to have NO FUN while eating them. Thanks.”

Next up I have something I know everyone will enjoy discovering the answer to. I mean, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked myself “Gee, what would it look like I filled a tommy gun with tequila?”

The answer, my friends, is “awesome”.

Awesome and HOURS of tequila fueled fun. For instance:

Or perhaps:

(Things to note about that picture and why it is especially awesome: tequila filled tommy gun of course, Taboo in the background, my LUNGE, and Dink’s FACE.)

I’m not really sure where else to go with this entry, so I leave you with THIS, the perfect ending to any weekend get-away and blog recap:

Normally I wouldn’t suggest this, because how much fun is it really riding the subway? Especially today where there was not one but TWO disabled trains on my commute to work. Not much fun. But this is a (really foggy) clip of me riding the T through my favorite part of the Boston subway system. (Recognize the bridge?)

Sometimes I get obsessed with certain words – because I like to say them or they sound gross.

Right now me and my sister are obsessed with the same word. We’ve been obsessed with saying it for a few weeks now. Everytime either one of us say it, we break down laughing until we cry.

What is that word?

GARBAGE.

You don’t think it’s funny? You’re wrong. It is hilarious.

“Ugh my cell phone is falling apart. It’s such a piece of GARBAGE.”

“I finally cleaned my room. At least I’m not living in a pile of GARBAGE anymore.”

“Shut up. You’re full of GARBAGE.”

“GARBAGE. My life is GARBAGE right now.”

You go start using it and try not to laugh.

You know what is NOT garbage? My new computer. Pics and story coming, but we need time to bond over the weekend. Have a good one … and if you’re in the Boston area – stay dry!!

“Chicklet” of course being my 15″ Powerbook G4.

Chicklet & I had many good years and many good times together over those years. She served me well. But now it is time to move on. And I am going to let her spirit live on …. by selling her guts on the Internet.

There’s some good stuff there (memory sticks, Airport Extreme, a brand new effing adapter and a brand new effing battery – that I just bought in APRIL).

If you’re in the market, check out my craigslist post.

What social media networking sites do you use? Which is your favorite? How do you use it (for fun, for business or for both)? What is the best thing that has come out of using one of these sites – reconnected with a long lost friend, got a new job?

I use a whole army of these sites, most notably Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace (though MySpace is my least favorite and I hardly ever actually use it.)

I’ve used all of those to stay in touch with friends and family from all over and been offered everything from a few jobs to a really horrible sounding date. The range of uses (or misuses) is pretty incredible. I know I’m a little behind on the “Awe Factor” of everything you really can do for yourself or your business with these sites. I’ve basically been up to my eyes in reading about all this stuff. (and new material is always welcome!)

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