The definition of awesome

Check THIS news out.

Natalie Portman has signed on to produce and star in the movie version of the best-selling book “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” written by Seth Grahame-Smith and, uh, Jane Austen.

I really rather enjoyed the “adaptation” of the book and Natalie Portman rules.

Let’s go crazy on this first hump day of the last month

I can’t believe it’s friggin DECEMBER. I had more stuff to do this year!

Anyway, I was going to bring you the music video for the song I woke up to, but then I found this bizarre, but totally works, cover of the song instead. So here it is, Incubus, covering Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy.”

LEGO awesomeness

I had a real post going but then I saw this and its awesomeness trumped anything I could have said.

There’s a whole big website at http://www.legomatrix.com/main.shtml

Long live geeks!

Happy Hump Day You Smooth Criminals!

This just got wedged in my head and it’s a great video so Happy Pre-Turkey Wednesday all!

Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson

Thanksgiving For One

My husband’s a cushy salary man who’s in a not-as-busy time at work, while I’m a lowly contractor who supports retail stores. Ergo, he’s allowed to take time off this week and I’m not. So he’s on vacation in the mid-west visiting his parents, siblings, and various high school and college friends. And stuffing his face with turkey. I mean, it’s Tuesday and he’s already had four, yes I said FOUR, meals of turkey. Am I bitter? Not really. Except for the bit about the turkey. I love Thanksgiving feast turkey. With the cheapest can of cranberries possible. If you can’t see the aluminum can rings, I don’t want ‘em.

Anyway, I’ll be home alone on Thursday, and I’m ok with that. You know why? It’s directly related to what I’m thankful for. And that’s the right to NOT WEAR PANTS. See, this Thanksgiving I’m declaring it to be pants-free Thursday. While all you suckers are having to deal with family and stuffing yourself and being all jolly and polite, I’ll be at home, un-showered, sleeping, and generally not wearing pants. And eating things like white cheddar popcorn. And drinking things like homemade sangria.

Jealous?

Happy Thanksgiving all!

Stuck in My Head

I have a song stuck in my head and I feel the need to spread the pain around. Here’s the badass Ms. Jackson (and a panther) for your listening pleasure. Happy Monday!

Black Cat by Janet Jackson

10 Awesome foods

Mental Floss has a list of 10 Awesome Foods that should never have been discontinued. I mean, Gerber baby food for single people? How could that not be awesome? A chicken dinner candy bar? TOTALLY AWESOME. Extra caffeinated breakfast Pepsi? ZIPPY AWESOME. Celery Jell-o? Ok, that does sound nasty.

Another reason to love the Kindle

I got an email from Amazon this week with some crazy exciting news. They now have classic, 1980s, CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOKS!!

These went out of print some years ago. I used to get dads wanting to buy them for their kids when I worked at the bookstore. And now you can get them in electronic format. Genius!

There’s a whole Amazon catalogue of them in a special Kindle store. My inner 8 year old geek girl is freaking out! EEP!

Who else dug these in the 80s?

Happy Hump Day

I realized I haven’t done this in awhile. I know it’s the end of Wednesday but it counts! I dig this song and it makes me happy so happy Wednesday all!

Africa by Toto

*hairy eyeball*

We just got home from a birthday feast (so. full.) and turned on the TV. To a damn shopping for Christmas ad. Is it just me or does Christmas advertising come earlier and earlier every year?

Because we were feasting we missed the first night of “V.” Without spoilers – what’d you all think? Good? Bad?