Skeet Skeet Skeet

My co-worker will not tell me what this mean.  I assume it is bad.

This came up in a conversation about songs so bad you look forward to hearing them.  My current favorite of the genre is Usher's "OMG," which has the following lines:

"Honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow.
Honey got some boobies like wow, oh, wow.
Girl you know I'm lovin' your, lovin' your style.
Check check ch-check ch-checkin' you out."

Wack-Ass Weekend

"I have this idea called 'Jamal and Tyrell and Omar and Brick and Michael's Wack-ass Weekend,' about this group of guys who get abducted by aliens on their way to the fights. I'm writing that now." -- Eddie Murphy

Banana Shrub

I have one of these in bloom in my office.  It's called Michelia Figo, or "Banana Shrub."  In the many months I've had it, it has only bloomed twice, but each time it has FILLED my office with the sweetest, fruitiest smell -- kind of like Juicy Fruit gum.  Banana haters may not love it, though.

Frenched green beans

Did you know that green beans have an "unpleasant string" that you are supposed to remove with a vegetable peeler before cooking?

Energy

Yesterday I stayed in bed pretty much all day.  Today I felt like tackling tons of stuff on my to-do list and got more done than I usually would on both weekend days.  Could that be a recipe for productivity -- give yourself permission to rest for a whole day, then work twice as hard the next day?  (I do realize this is not feasible in real life.)

Pac-Man Party

K's birthday party is in less than a month! I need to get invitations out this week. I see some arts and crafts in our near future, involving yellow construction paper.

Magic Trick

Sick in bed today.  Mr. Trousers set out to entertain me by demonstrating this "Japanese magic trick" for folding shirts.  It really works!  Folding shirts has never been so fun.

Shopping

I. Hate. Shopping.

Outlet mall shopping, no less. This mall houses a gym. I ask you, what sick person would want to combine gyms and outlet shopping?

Determination

Under the weather today.  No deep thoughts.  But I have watched this video about ten times in a row.

Renaissance person

I read this article about a guy who devotes an hour each day to learning something new. He does most of his learning online with free tutorials. He's learned about juggling, Haitian voodoo, and astrophysics. He spent some time practicing to become ambidextrous.

I think often about how I spend my time and how, when I have some free time, I tend to spend it either doing things on my to-do list or lounging around. I love this idea, but it would take discipline to put into practice.

Sleeping Porch

I saw this on Apartment Therapy this morning and fell in love with the idea:

A sleeping porch, with a full hanging bed!  I would never get out of that bed.  What a perfect place to read, knit, nap, and daydream, with plenty of fresh air and light, but no bugs or gusty winds.  And you could heap it with cozy blankets for chilly mornings and evenings.  The best of all worlds.

Here is a picture of the other side of the porch:

"Nagging is the enemy of love"

According to the WSJ and its companion Juggle blog.

It is also "toxic."

I need to remember that next time I notice the pile of crap in the living room.

The End.

Today's big news is this: we Beat Minecraft last night.  This consisted of going to an alternate dimension called The End and killing the Ender Dragon.  We did it up proper -- collected supplies for days, and made a well-equipped End Headquarters with a conference table where we discussed strategy.  Here is a group shot from right before the battle:

That's me on the bottom left, staring off into space.  My sister and brother are the first and second from the right, respectively.  And one might see one's husband grinning from the upper left.

The battle itself was like an extremely blocky fantasy movie.  It felt pretty surreal being in this weird place surrounded by enemies, shooting arrows at a dragon, seeing your comrades in the distance doing the same thing, watching their panic-stricken deaths (and their returns to the fray a minute or two later).  And then the collective text shout of joy when the dragon imploded.  Most epic Minecraft night ever.

More milk booze / slime eels

This is the original recipe. It calls for whole milk and contains chocolate.
http://www.lottieanddoof.com/2010/03/milk-liqueur/

Did you know slime eels can fill a bucket with glop? And once they start, they never want to stop! Go slime eels! Go slime eels!

Outlander

I just finished Outlander. WHAT is up with that scene where she drugs her husband and re-enacts his rape? That is some crazy shit right there.

Sweet Milk Liqueur

All I can think about today is how I want to stop by the grocery store on the way home, buy some milk and vodka, and make this.  Maybe one jar with white sugar and one with brown. 

Important First Post

Happy Chinese New Year!

Today this is on my mind.

Mostly because I got this bookmark as a present once and scoffed so at the idea that a dog would ever undertake a journey by scooter.

The moral of the story is, check YouTube before scoffing at anything, ever.

Happy Chinese New Year!

To all my Chinese friends!

Sam Haffey, if you are out there somewhere, Gung Hay Fat Choy to you!