Tonight, on Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2008
Archive for December 2008
Best 2008 Christmas websites so far…
Dec 23, 2008 | Tags: christmas, christmas 2008, Daily
Like I’ve mentioned before, StumbleUpon is awesome when you want to just surf the entire damn web. The electricians are here working away and I got nothing else to do. (Except for when they give me a cool education on particular electricity issues!! Really fascinating, beats my desk job!) I searched for “Christmas” websites and got a lot of cool sites. Here are my favorites. I’m sure no one has time to check out all my links, due to the Holiday break. But if the off chance you get bored or it’s slow at work, check out these link treats.
Letters to Santa from Kids. My favorite? “….. I WAS WAITING FOREVER IN LINE TO TELL YOU WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS. SO I REALLY LIKE THAT I CAN EMAIL YOU RIGHT AWAY WITHOUT LINING UP.”
Launch this, and pull. Each pull donates to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
A twist with Christmas lights! Instead of Christmas trees, these lights are on humans, pets, and etc. This was so cool that Jeff & I proceeded to do a fun photo shoot last night. Here’s a shot Jeff took!
Boozy Christmas trees! Too cool looking to just take a drink off the tree and start drinking. Or would you anyway?
Non-alcoholic Christmas trees. Creative! My favorite is the wine cork tree. I have tons of wine corks, I oughta make one of those!! Creative! I also like the bookshelf idea, and I know another friend of mine would like that! *Waves at QueenAlpo* Check out this cork tree. Why didn’t I think of this? I have tons of corks! Well duh, because I’m not artsy with non-technical stuff.
A fireplace, on your computer! This fireplace is actually really hypnotizing. Click the volume icon to pick out different Christmas songs.
Buy your condoms ahead of time! Mating season at it’s peak!
Take the “Are you naughty or nice?” quiz! Adult version. Children’s version.
Christmas Photoshop tutorials!
One more link treat – because the electricians are all done! Bizarre Christmas origins. Not sure if most of this is true, like I was taught, don’t believe everything you read. But, still, an interesting read to kill time.
Toodles, off to work!
Christmas popcorn
Dec 22, 2008 | Tags: Daily
Caramel, white cheddar, peanut butter, kettle corn, and all that Christmas-y popcorn is just sinfully addictive. Someone at work shared a whole tub of the crap, so I kept munching them away like someone who hadn’t had a meal in days.
Here’s an email conversation I had today.
Me: I can’t stop eating the holiday popcorn. Caramel, white cheddar, peanut butter, oh my my my!
Him: Devour it all!
Me: Why the deuce not!? It’s Christmas, man!
Him (in a serious tone): Let me know if you need me to pick you up with a U-Haul after work.
Later in the day:
Him: I’m leaving work, let me know if you indeed need a U-Haul truck and a moving crew.
Me: Oh shut up!
Geez, I’m still chuckling about this.
Merry Christmas
Dec 21, 2008
You better not pout,
You better not shout,
You better not cry,
You better not sigh,
Because Santa is coming to town!
MERRY CHRISTMAS from me to all of you out there. May your 2009 be filled with happiness!
Starring: Sazzy and the elves!
Send your own ElfYourself eCards
Most expensive spice ever.
Dec 21, 2008 | Tags: Daily
Dudes and Dudettes, I just spent $17 bucks on a little can of spice I’ve never heard of – Saffron. Why? Just to make North African Chickpea and Kale Soup, courtesy of Fat Free Vegan. I had to go through the spice can, two envelopes just to get to the saffron itself. Major packaging to preserve the life of the spice! When I raised it up to my nose to take a whiff, I smelled tobacco. WHAT? I DON’T WANT TOBACCO SOUP!
Man, turns out the soup was absolutely delicious! There was absolutely no hint of tobacco. The flavor was so complex, with all those different spices mixed together: saffron, cayenne paprika, allspice, cumin, ginger, bay leaf, cinnamon, and so on. It was so good that I had to have some more just recently for lunch. While I type this, I still taste the soup on my tongue lingering as if it doesn’t want to leave.
The picture above may make you go, “eww that looks gross.” But honestly it isn’t. The texture is also very complex. It’s thin because of the liquid that is packed with mega spices, thick because of the kale, chickpeas, and carrots. There’s plenty of fiber and protein in the soup.
I’m not a vegetarian and I don’t normally blog about recipes, but I felt I had to share this because it’s so different from the normal soups I always have, like beef stew.
I definiely recommend this soup if you’re craving an African/Ethopian flavor or a nutrition powerhouse! Worth the $17 bucks for saffron. FIVE STARS, BABY!
Praying mantis dropped off at a church.
Dec 07, 2008
A while back, Jeff and I discovered a praying mantis sitting on top of his car when we got to the mall. We have no idea if it had JUST fallen onto the car, or it actually survived clinging on for dear life while we were driving. We left the praying mantis sitting there and went inside the mall.
When we returned, the praying mantis was still in the exact same spot. Jeff moved the praying mantis to some lamp pole near the car, but I felt bad! The lamp pole was in a busy parking lot and the praying mantis would probably be crushed at some point by a car! I cannot stand bugs, so it was surprising for me to even care about the praying mantis. It’s probably a childhood notion – I was told a long time ago that it was a sin to kill them. That long time ago was probably the last time I saw a praying mantis. Now that I’m older, I was fascinated with the way they are shaped. The head looked like those alien images we see. It looked too delicate.
So, anyway, here we are with AlienHead.
Me: We shouldn’t leave it there on the lamp post! He’d get crushed eventually.
Him: Do you want to bring him inside the car, then?
Me: NO!
Him: Then what do you want to do with it?
Me: I dunno! I feel bad, but it’s not going in the car.
AlienHead ends up in the car. I’m squirming, keeping an eye on AlienHead, making sure he does not somehow end up on my arm, because I will FREAK!
He’s just sitting there taking in his new environment. Suddenly, he starts running up the seatbelt to the top of the backseat.
Me: Oh no! It’s starting to move and all that!! What if it ends up on me?!
Him: *laughs out loud*
AlienHead decides to stop and rest himself on the side of the headpiece, but then starts to move again! He climbed up the window and hung up side down continuing to walk. I think he was attracted to the light, trying to get out.
I felt the same way as AlienHead. Get me out of here! Get YOURSELF out of here! I don’t care, but someone has to go!!! Jeff sees how I’m squirming. I know it’s just a little bug, but whatever.
Him: Do you wanna pull over and drop him off in the grass?
Me: Yes, there’s a church right at the next block, let’s drop him off there.
Him: Hahaha, a church?!
Me: Yes, it’s a praying mantis after all.
Santa’s secret life
Dec 06, 2008 | Tags: Daily
Think Santa’s all innocent at the North Pole? Think twice!! This snapshot of Santa Claus’ Gmail account cracked me up, over and over, especially since I’m a Gmail user. By far the best therapy I’ve received in 2008! Look at George W. Bush asking Santa for a third term. Jesus Christ’s status saying “Jesus Christ, I’m bored.” God wanting a Wii and Yahoo answering if an elves can get pregnant. TOOOO FUNNY! Take a moment to click the photo to enlarge, read everything – so worth it. I only wish I could click on the emails and read further.
The picture came from HolyTaco.com (but kudos to Kara for bringing this to my attention!)
‘Tis the season to be jolly, AND to send Santa more Viagra emails.
A Celestial Emoticon – December 1, 2008
Dec 02, 2008 | Tags: Daily, Nikon
The moon, Venus, and Jupiter, oh my! Last night, in the big bad dark sky, Jupiter and Venus were visible right next to the moon, creating an emoticon – a frown! Too bad it wasn’t Venus and Mars! A really awesome and memorable sky show to witness, especially because it was visible to the naked eye.
I’m only jealous of the people in the other parts of the world that saw the sky SMILE rather than a frown.
(Photo taken by Nikon D80, in Maryland, USA)
The next time Venus, Jupiter, and the moon are close to each other like last night, will be on November 18, 2052. However, you’ll be able to see just one planet (Venus) and the moon on New Years Eve.
It’s truly awesome how we can see a planet with our own eyes, even if it appears so tiny.
