Lovely.
There’s nothing like falling asleep at 3am and being woken at 7am by your fiancé telling you that we’re having severe weather that has already produced seven tornadoes between Louisiana and your town. Then you try to go back to sleep, and you have thirty dreams about tornadoes and having to save your dogs/parents/self/fiancé/characters from Ally McBeal all day.
Long story short, sometimes I fall into the classic Internet Political Argument. I know, I KNOW. Anyway, it happens, and it’s usually on my republican dad’s Facebook wall. It’s also usually me standing up for pro-choice rights or equality of all people in the US. Tonight was no different, and my favorite opponent (my dad’s pal) was — of course — ready to get some low blows in. And as usual, he was talking directly out of his butt. Let this idiotic rant of ours serve as an example of why you shouldn’t get caught debating (and getting carried away with it) with someone who is double your age, but also doubly argumentative.
Let me set the stage by saying that I mentioned that marriage wasn’t exclusively Christian because it existed in pagan cultures…AND GO!
Listen, kids. Internet fights never end well. They’re always stupid, even if you’re the obvious victor. Don’t do it! But if you’re going to, always argue with facts; it makes people look more ridiculous when they disagree. Also, always leave first! And try to acknowledge that the other person will try to have the last word. It’s hilarious.
Petty shit 4ever!
What I appreciate most about Alexi is how I can really dig deep into an intellectual subject - transcendentalism, high renaissance art, the archetypal predictability of modern fashion and she always has the most poignant and astute opinions. Her knowledge is so esoteric, so archaic but always illuminating.
No amount of Accutane will ever truly prepare you for the dynamic duo of wedding planning stress and a change of birth control.
vegetablestew asked: While looking at some fine art (because I'm fancy like that), I stumbled across a painting called Rite of Passage by Tammy Salzl. Look it up, you're in there!
Holy crap, it IS me. That is 100% my scary, sacrificial bunny, painting doppelganger.
Photo Challenge
Day Seven - A photo of someone you love
You’ve all been introduced to the dogs in my life, R, and even my mom and dad. So, I decided to take this opportunity to highlight others that I love: my nephew and my grandma.
Fun Grandma Fact: She goes by Elaine, a name her parents (my GG & Papa) loved, but because she was raised very Catholic, she had to have a saint’s name to be baptized. So, her real name is Eileen. You may notice that I was named after her.
We were at the dog park yesterday with Káva, and the only other dog there was an older terrier mix that was just chillin’ by himself. Káva is only interested in her ball, so it’s no big deal; R just throws it to her a hundred times. Meanwhile, the owner of the terrier mix (an older, very Tennessee lady) starts to talk to us. We chat for awhile, and then she tells us that she just learned what tea-bagging is. TEA-BAGGING. I can only laugh while she talks about how she had never heard of tea-bagging, and that girls can’t tea-bag, and she could think of at least two worse things you could do to an unconscious person than tea-bagging.
And then a new dog came into the park, lifted his leg, and PEED on this older, very Tennessee lady with a newfound fascination with tea-bagging.
Day Six - A photo that makes you laugh
Look, I couldn’t narrow it down to one, but I narrowed it down to six hilarious photos that were taken in the last year (click to enlarge).
1. Savannah enjoying a bone cigar.
2. Savannah looking very scrumpled in her 2nd birthday hat.
3. Very classy pit bull/rebel flag truck in Mobile, Alabama.
4. My fiancé as a miserable, disappointed child.
5. My coworker, LaDwan, having a very convenient lantern from the art director.
6. The cool dog meme. Or any dog looking like a human would do, really.
When you’re a little girl, you dream about the day you get married. You clip things from the magazines and start a secret envelope filled with your ideas for the perfect day. You practice walking down the aisle with your plastic bouquet, trying to imagine all the things from your magazine pages.
For some girls, this never changes. Your wedding clipping envelope turns into a file on your MacBook labeled Wedding. Everyone’s always told you that it will be your day. Your wedding day will be the day of which you’ve always dreamt.
Nope.
It’s not.
Someone should tell the daughters of the world that they will have to negotiate and compromise with several people: the fiancé, his parents, your parents, etc. You’ll want to get married in a rustic barn filled with lights. That will get shot down. You’ll want to wear your hair down with a wreath of flowers. Not going to happen. You want a casual wedding? Too bad. It’s now an evening wedding at an upscale location. They’ll try to talk you out of your wedding colors. They will hate your bridesmaid dresses ideas. They don’t like your flowers. The only things you have are the details, and it’s because you had to sneak around and secretly buy your wedding cake topper. Hooray! The bride chose the wedding cake topper.
All hope was lost of having my day. MY day is gone with the goddamn wind.
But then I saw a glimmer of hope. CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTIES. Yes, one day I will have children, and my exquisite planning and theming skills won’t go to waste! Years and years from now, I’ll be able to do what I want! As always, my day to shine is years away. Sorry, future kids, but Mama’s in control. The cycle continues…the goddamn circle of life.
Photo Challenge
Day Four - A photo of the last place you went on holiday
R and I traveled to a galaxy far, far away…
Okay, we went to Disney World, but you guys already know this. YOU KNOW MY LIFE.
Photo Challenge
Day Three - A photo that makes you happy
This is the first picture I ever took of Káva; she was only five weeks old. It was June 6, 2009, and I just hopped into my car with her after adopting her from the Animal Rescue Foundation. I pulled out my ever-chic Motorola Rzr and snapped this picture of her. It was the first time she “smiled” at me, so it makes me have extra warm fuzzies when I look at this photo. She’s my little peep, always and forever!
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Day Two - A photo of yourself a year ago
I tried to find a photo of me that was taken EXACTLY a year ago, but this one dated January 20, 2011 was as close as I could get. R told me that it was a little embarrassing, but that’s how I like ‘em. This picture is of me being *~sO kEwL~* and modeling a paper/felt/feather/stone Prince Ali hat I made for Jitterbug Theatre’s drama class production of Aladdin. I’m also looking quite stylish in R’s hand-me-down Penn State sweatshirt. Thumbs up!
