Thanks Mom!

Nothing spells Valentines day like Sees Bordeaux, Starbursts, and 3 glorious bottles of Trader Joe's Thai Curry (oh and the Decemberists T shirt I left over Christmas break). My mom sure must love me.

Note to Utah... Get a Trader Joe's ASAP

Wait what? A mini Banjo?

Could it be? An adorable, uke-style version of my favorite instrument?

How on earth have I been missing out on this goodness?

And Zooey has one?

Clearly I need it.

(I hope my full-size five string doesn't start feeling sensitive about his weight)

The Man Cave

I have never wanted to be a man more than I do now, thanks to the shallow headlines that my trusty Yahoo homepage never fails to provide. Why can't women have "woman caves"? And sorry to get all Susan B. Anthony on you, but no, the kitchen and the laundry room do not count.

So anyway, here's a little glimpse of the best man lairs out there




If only everyone's Superbowl Sunday could be as wonderful as the one these homeowners are going to have.

Let's go Steelers? Let's go Packers? Let's just be honest... I'm in it for the chips and dip.

The Triplets of Belleville

Every Saturday I watch a movie off of my Netflix queue. Today it was "The Triplets of Belleville". I have never seen anything like it in my life. The themes are fantastic, and it has the most beautiful animation. True, it's a little creepy looking, but I think creepy can be beautiful sometimes.

Watch it.


(So this is how French artists see Americans.... pretty accurate actually)

Missing Jack

I miss my brother (who is currently serving a mission in Mexico)

I miss texting him about movies I've seen.
I miss sending him funny youtube videos.
I miss the long chats about music.
I miss watching him dance around the house to "the frug" by Rilo Kiley.
I miss watching Pride and Prejudice with him.
I miss seeing him in his clothes, instead of seeing me in his clothes everyday.
I miss having someone to take me sailing and teach me about the wind.
I miss having an excuse to go to San Francisco.
I miss him I miss him I miss him.








And I miss Mary Ellen too of course :) Lucky for me she's not on a mission!!

Trashy Cartoons

You might say I have a terrible taste in cartoons, and I definitely can't disagree with you. It is one of my many character flaws. (haha... get it "character" flaws??). But everyone has to have some kind of trashy T.V. guilty pleasure right? For my roommate, it's The Bachelor. For my mom, it's Law and Order. For my dad, it's Huell Howser, California Gold. For me, it's inappropriate and or idiotic cartoons. You know, the kind your parents wouldn't let you watch, but you'd watch them anyway when you went to your friend's sketchy step-mom's house?

Anyway, this post goes out to my misunderstood animated friends. Thank you for making me rofl and lmao more than any real humans ever could.

Jimmy Nuetron, Carl, Sheen (viva Ultralord), and Goddard

Invader Zim (and GIR of course... you can't forget GIR)

Yakko, Pinky, Brain, Wakko (clearly Ringo Starr's long lost cousin), and Dot

Spongebob and Squidward (clearly crucial characters are missing... this is just one of my favorite moments: Spongebob has just discovered that Squidward actually likes krabby patties)

Ren and Stimpy (DEFINITELY a "no no" growing up)

Kenny McCormick, Stan Marsh, Eric Cartman, and Kyle Broflovski

Rocko (my favorite Aussie), and Spunky