March 2010
17 posts
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Formspringin' It
Top five tumbleblogs? In no particular order: - buildingaladder.tumblr.com - withoutmelissa.tumblr.com - hipincognito.tumblr.com - aliceintumblerland.tumblr.com - itsallinmyhead.tumblr.com - reallykatie.tumblr.com - nogreatillusion.tumblr.com Oh, was that seven? Oops. Well, really, I could go on and on. I think I love the above blogs so much because I feel close to all the ladies who write them. I...
February 2010
31 posts
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I Know You Guys Don't Care
Bobbleheads or Precious Moments?
Precious Moments, ahahaa! Actually, when I was a kid in the late 1980s, Precious Moments were very coveted. My Bible is Precious Moments, no less. I only bought one bobblehead in my life, and it was a Christmas 2009 gift for my stepdad. It was a bobblehead of a dog that looked exactly like Savannah. It is now on his bedstand. But, to answer your...
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Help a Puppy Out, Yo.
Look at this puppy. Look at this little, tiny, itty, bitty, baby puppy. Do you know what she really wants? Would you like to know her dream? It’s to win Bissell’s Pet Photo Contest. Yes indeed, Kava has somehow convinced me to enter her into the contest. She mostly convinced me with her big, brown eyes…but she also told me that if she wins a prize, we could pick a pet charity to...
Dream Team
This morning, while you all were already up and at ‘em, I was still dreaming. My, what a dream! I dreamt that Jesus and the Twelve Apostles were having their school pictures taken. I mean, it was exactly like when you were standing in line back in your middle school days! Some lady was handing out combs, Peter was making fun of James, and the photographer was adverting eyes slightly to the...
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Blog Filler, Essentially
If I farted on your head would I call you a farthead?
Well, if you’re using Andy Milonakis logic, then don’t. If you’re not, then yeah, okay. Call me a farthead.
How do you feel about the Alice In Wonderland remake?
I have to say, I have mixed feelings about Tim Burton. It could be said that he’s sort of a one-trick pony as far as goth-chic, tongue-in-cheek movies go....
Mulan Revisited
You guys remember that I do costume work every now and then, right? So you recall my helping out Jitterbug Theatre Productions with Mulan, Jr.? Excellent! Well, great news. Mulan, Jr. was selected to be one of three shows to be performed at the Southeastern Theatre Conference’s Theatre for Youth Festival, the largest conference in the United States. (Can you tell that I just finally looked...
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Text Messages with Allyson
Allyson: What’s the name of the nasty guy in hp Who’s the blonde kid’s dad? He was also the douche in the patriot. Me: Lucius Malfoy. Allyson: This is why i keep you around. Me: Lifeline for HP trivia? AWESOME-ASS. Allyson: This is what i’m sayin’.
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Looking For Answers
Whenever I find myself in need of answers, I know there are several places to turn. I could always talk to my family, my friends, and — of course — God. Today, I was contemplating moving away from my home of twenty-two years. I’ve done it before, and I do always get homesick and return to my hot, humid climate. On the other hand, there are things that I cannot get in a small town...
Welcome Back, Depression
I starting watching episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter last night to lull me to sleep. I have to admit, it’s been pretty amazing to reunite with Gabe “Mr. Kot-taire” Kotter, Washington, Epstein, Horshack, and the drool-worthy Vinny Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbarino. However, I have a new pity for Mr. Kotter that was brought on entirely by the lyrics of the theme song. “Welcome back....
Reason for Celebration
Forget Presidents’ Day and Fat Tuesday…let’s all bow down to Juliette Gordon Low! That’s right: it’s Girl Scout Cookie time, and I’m already sleeping atop crumbs in my bed. I ordered the new Dulce de Leche cookies, and I was pleasantly surprised that it came with more than fifteen per box. They’re pretty delicious, too. Of course, I had to buy a box of...
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New Q
Who is this new guy?!
OH! New guy! Oh my goodness, he’s just too good to be true. His name is Jeff, and we met way back in 2005 at our Freshman Seminar class at the Savannah College of Art & Design. We’ve stayed in touch a little bit after I left Georgia, but he decided to call me this Christmas for a proper catching up. As it turns out, we both weren’t looking for anything,...
Lemon Butter Valentines, in Pictures
Also, Happy Valentine’s Day to my Jeffrey.
Mardi Gras Highlights
I’m not a huge party-goer, so it’s apparent that I keep my Mardi Gras madness to a low simmer. However, when you live across the bay from Mobile, Alabama (home of the original American Mardi Gras), my partaking in at least one event is inevitable. Here are the highlights from the Maids of Jubilee ball: Who am I kidding? The real highlight is that I can still fit into my Junior Prom...
Snow Day!
The Great South Alabama Blizzard of 2010 has just begun! Once it starts sticking, we could very well get up to TWO INCHES of snow!
Conundrum
Heat makes you sleepy. Heat also triggers headaches. Headaches cause you not to be able to sleep.
Rated M for Mushy
Everyday after work, I drive to my mom’s house. I aggravate her for a little while, pick up my dog, and head home. Always when I head home, my anticipation swings into full-blown jittery excitement when I prepare to check my mailbox.
Today, I jumped up to peer into my mailbox (yes, jump…I have a top box, and I’m very short), and there it was: a postcard. Of course, my affinity...
Almond Cupcakes, in Photos
Spokes and Chains
Well, she’s done it again. Check out my new bicycle necklace from Unexpected Expectancy! Do yourselves a favor and browse her shop, k?
The Last of the Answerhicans
dear alexi, have you checked your mail at the Lamhatty address lately?
Why, yes. I have. And if this is Miss Kaleigh, I LOVED my postcard! :) are you a model?
God bless you, kind stranger. Seriously, if your goal was to make me blush, good work. At the height of 5’3”, I am most definitely not a model. I did, however, model from age 2 to 11 for catalogues and local publications. I do...
Aw, Snap! There's More.
What if you found your soulmate…gorgeous, hilarious, talented, intelligent….and then he got his nose ripped off by a chimpanzee. It is unrepairable. He will be noseless forever. Do you stay with him and continue making love face to fave forever? I watch Discovery Health. They make prosthetic noses and have facial reconstructive surgeries! Okay, in all seriousness, that’s my...
Answizzles (I'm out of titles)
What makes you cry on the inside? When you stop, for a second, and forget about all the distractions and escapism in your life, what makes your heart hurt? Upon review, I think what truly makes me saddest is losing those I love. When Zoë (my dog of 13 years) died, I was beside myself. Even the time leading up to the inevitable death was just heart-wrenching. I could barely sleep, and it killed me...
Crackin' The Whip
A sassy call from my mother: Mom: I thought of you when I went to get a Coke. Me: Did you go get a Coke…or did you make Matt go get you a Coke? Mom: WHAT DO YOU THINK?! [hangs up phone] She never gets her own Cokes.
My Friend is Awkwardly Famous
You know this BFF, Ashley, I always mention? Well, she and her family are featured on Awkward Family Photos today!! I am so excited about this, and I’m honored and privileged to know these people. In fact, this very picture is on my refrigerator AS WE SPEAK. Please be sure to visit Awkward Family Photos today and admire this picture in its official setting.
'Swers
You often talk about how you’ve been disproportionately hurt by the relationships you’ve been in, but you seem like the kind of girl who has crushed a few souls along the way. Have you? If so, would you handle them differently now? How so? This whole question rubs me the wrong way. What makes you say I’m a soul-crusher? The last time I was not the dumpee was when I was...
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
– Emily Brontë
Answerrrrs
Who, in your opinion, are the sexiest man and woman alive?
Sexy, huh? Jeez. And then you said alive, which rules out Jim Morrison (young and healthy version). Let’s keep this to celebrities, shall we? Well, I get hot and bothered over John Stamos, I must admit. Greek god, that one. Now on to the fairer sex. Karolina Kurkova is, by far, my top pick. Like when I played Barbies, I tend to pick...
SIMON AND G-FUNK!!
It’s been, like, five years since my last New Orleans Jazz Fest, but I’m not sure I can refuse their offer this year. Some highlights: April 30 -The Dixie Cups May 1 - Band of Horses May 2 - Van Morrison I was sort of hoping Theresa Andersson would be making another Jazz Fest appearance, but I don’t see her name among the 1000 acts listed. BUT WHO EVEN CARES ABOUT THOSE CHUMPS?!...
This is Just a Taste of My Craze
I just had three panic attacks. I was browsing some pictures on Facebook, and then I started to feel so constricted. I began to get paranoid that everyone was going to leave Facebook, and all the pictures of me in my youth would be taken with them. This panic attack triggered the panic attack about how my future kids will want to see pictures of their mother while she was still cool, and I would...
GPOYW
GPOYW:ALE Gratuitous Photo of Yourself Wednesday: Armpit Lift Edition Sure, sure. It’s my old buddy, Maria. Yeah, it’s precious that we’ve been friends forevs: BUT, look at my [twenty-three year old] armpit. LOOK AT IT. That is so Georgia O’Keefe. I was sitting here thinking plastic surgeons should do armpit lifts and tucks, but then I recalled that every aesthetic thing...
Pffftttt
So, this picture of my stepdad, Matt, and my nephew, Andrew, cracks me up every single time I see it. I mean, Matt even has panic sweats.