Yes, I’m insane. But you already knew that. Honestly, why are you surprised I’d do something like this? Sheesh.
Category Archives: Just for fun and stuff
Bug Boy’s Morning Getting Ready Tips
Bug Boy had orchestra this morning. Normally, getting this kid out of the shower in under thirty minutes is an Olympic feat (Yes. Thirty. He cleans while he is in there and then gets lost reading shampoo bottles. I KNOW). This morning he had to leave nearly 20 minutes earlier than he does every other day of the week. I KNEW it would be a push and he’d run out the door with a half-eaten protein bar and forget half of his stuff. Per usual. But, like a good Mommy, I reminded him he had orchestra, told him to take his fastest shower ever and left the room.
Fifteen minutes later I didn’t hear the water running but there’s commotion in the bathroom. I went up to the bathroom to find him dressed, hair combed, and putting on his socks. He was clean. His hair was clean. He was fully dressed. THIS IS A MIRACLE, PEOPLE. And I asked him how in the heck he got ready so fast, after I picked my jaw up off the floor and reattached it.
Me: I’m shocked. You’re ready! WAY TO GO, DUDE! This makes my day start off pretty awesome-like.
Bug Boy: Well, I got ready last night!
Me: Yes, you mean getting your clothes out ahead of time?
Bug Boy: Not exactly. See, I put my underwear inside my pants so that when it was time to get dressed I could just put them on at the same time! It saved me TONS OF TIME this morning.
Me: Uhhhhh. Okaaaaay.
Bug Boy: Oh, and I remembered when I was in the shower that I have to finish (arbitrary assignment) for class this morning because it is due today.
Me: Sigh.
There you have it folks. Motivation to get ready faster. And becoming much more responsible for himself, though I kinda wish he did the assignment, you know, last night? Not at 6:55 am when he has to leave in five minutes for orchestra? That.
Random Funny Sh*t on the Internets
You know, the Internet is always serious business. Sometimes I find random gems like this:
Of course, Five Guys is also what caused my first anaphylaxis but that’s not important right now. What IS important is you have the ridiculous autotuned song stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
You are very welcome.
PS – This guy does fast food critiques from his car on Yootoob and they are hilariously funny. And then the funny Gregory Brothers got ahold of this one and autotuned it and made a song and…well, then you get that quality piece of Internet magic right there. Catchy, no? They also made an acoustic version.
Happy Monday!
Life on Repeat
One fun thing about our brand of autism? Echolalia. Repeating things over and over. And over. And over again. And again…
Whether they say it or they play it, after forty times (give or take thirty-nine) I’m kinda done with it.
Case in point? We listen to/watch Thomas and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom several times a day, on average. While I don’t mind that Bugaboo loves those particular videos, I also know he is perseverating on them. And you can thank my sister-in-law for giving Bug Boy the Chicka Chicka video for his birthday (THANKS.A. BILLION). The original one was scratched and ruined a year after we got it, but thanks to the magic of the Internets, we were able to find a replacement in no time.
Now we’re on our eleventh copy.
Yes, they’ve watched it that often over the past eleven years (Yes, I’m aware I could burn it to a new copy).
Bug Boy no longer watches those videos (he has now joined the Greek Chorus in, “GROAN. AGAIN, BUGABOO?”) but he still perseverates on certain things. When finds a show he enjoys, he DVRs every blessed episode. We’ll often turn on the DVR to look for something we’ve recorded and the DVR is at capacity. Full of every episode of Tom and Jerry or Pokemon imaginable. Currently it’s those science-type shows about how things are made. He wants to be “an engineer” when he grows up. Like mechanical or electrical, not like the guy who drives a train. Although when he was five that would have appealed to him, right along with “professional skateboarder” even though he’s never actually been on a skateboard. Minor detail!
Lately, thanks to that extraordinary human phenomenon known as puberty, Bug Boy has taken an interest in all things teenagery. Yes, it’s a word. I made it up myself! Anywho, he’s now more interested in his iPod than the house burning down around him. Which means he has made himself a little song list and whatnot.
For example, we had a party a few weeks ago for the entire fifth grade at the local swim club. I wanted provide music for their listening pleasure but there is no sound system so I brought Bug Boy’s iPod and the speaker set. Bug Boy has every Weird Al song known to man, in addition to Transiberian Orchestra, Queen, Styx and the Beatles. And Michael Jackson.
Yep. Quite a mix.
Lately, he’s added a few more to his lineup. Like The Final Countdown (Best song ever, MOM! WOO!). Ever hear that song? It’s so special:
The very epitome of enjoyable entertainment, yes?
The other night Bugaboo dozed off and went to bed so I was hurriedly folding a few mountains loads of laundry, beings I don’t want to sleep on top of them and stuff. Bug Boy had spent the day in his room with friends creating random Lego creations and listening to music. The friends had scattered hours before but Bug Boy was still at it, putting together “contraptions (as he calls them).” His song choice?
Ghostbusters. Yes, from the movie. On repeat for two hours.
Combine that with the belly aches and shrieking from Bugaboo all weekend and you can stick a fork in me, I’m done.
And people wonder why I’m stressed out.
Certainly not from lack of sleep, poo, screaming kids and hearing the same songs over and over and over again. Nope.
The Results are In! (Because I Know You Are Dying to Know About my Toes)
The results are in. I know you are all on the edge of your seat so here’s a screen shot of the results. 59 votes, yo. And the winner, by one measly vote is (drum roll please)…
Thanks for choosing this:
In a feeble attempt at making my feet look less Hobbity. Is that a word? It is now. Because I said so. I AM a goddess after all.
I am honestly a teensy bit disappointed Wicked Witch Green didn’t win. Green is my favorite color,yo. And it sorta matches my hair. My hair’s not green but you knew that, right? Anyways. Where was I? Oh, never mind.
Periwinkle. It’s the new pink.
Valentine Vlog
Hiya!
Oops, I did it again. Made a vlog. And I ramble. And can’t sit still and I move all over the place and twirl my hair and stuff.
This is why I’m not on tv. I mean, I’ve been on tv, but for a living. Like stuff.
Anywho, watch it here. And pay no attention when I try to show you the tree because I totally screw it up.
Also? I made a purty picture because I love memes (NOT):
I MADE THIS!
It’s the End of the Internet as We Know it, and I Feel Fine
Wanna know what sucks?
SOPA. And PIPA.
Wanna know what they are? Try googling Googlingthem today. Or check on Wikipedia. I’ll wait while you do that.
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Ok, now that you get it, follow these simple steps:
Go to Wikipedia.org
Type in you zip code
Write your local congressmen
Profit. Um. Well, in an intrinsically wealthy way. Like, on the inside and stuff. Ahem.
These acts will NOT protect people from piracy. What they do is give more govt control in an area where they need to keep their slimy little hands off. I don’t get all political and stuff often but this is one thing I feel strongly about. Not to mention, It could kill fun sites like LOLCATS. You don’t want to be responsible for killing cats and making baby kittens cry, do you? (The answer is no).
Protect the freedom of exchange of ideas, as the Internet was intended to be. Stop SOPA and PIPA now. Yes, you CAN make a difference. Just sayin’.
