While I was skating around the blogosphere, I came across this at ysmarko’s–he’s always good for some über-cool bluff*.
Here’s the original, taken by a stranger I lassoed while fulfilling my tri-annual child-torture obligation (see #6).
(You can get your own here.)
Thought I’d add a few random thoughts in closing….
1) My TGIF began with a series of frustrations:
a) Wireless wasn’t working…who knows why…using my PC aggravates my carpel tunnel so I much prefer my lappy these days…and I DESPISE WASTING TIME fooling around with the technical side of computer stuff. In the end, it just decided to connect after all (after I re-booted a dozen times, checked the router connection, and other stuff I didn’t really understand but tried anyway).
b) Doodle laid out…again. When he gets paid, he doesn’t come to work. If I were his boss, I wouldn’t pay him til he’s done. I think some "efficiencies" might be created then. All this means is that a motley crew of strange men will be visiting my home a little bit longer than any of us would’ve hoped…and one day in the hopefully near future, I will be able "to go" again.
c) I decided to cook a gourmet breakfast make cinnamon toast this morning for my children. After buttering, sugaring and cinnamoning the bread, I misjudged how long it takes to brown started a load of laundry, loaded the dishwasher, and returned a now clean bathroom rug to its resting place. I swear it was less than a minute or two, but apparently that’s enough time to catch cinnamon toast on friggin’ FIRE! burn toast. I threw it in the woods so the kitchen wouldn’t smell to high heaven, and started over with the last three remaining pieces of bread. And get this–I almost burned it again! This time, only the edges. In a flurry, I turned off the oven, opened the door, reached for the pan…….and caught the supposedly fire-retardant oven mitt on fire! Actually, its "flame" consisted of glowing embers, but still….I slung that mutha off as fast as I could.
2) Because I see a half full glass, my gracious and thankful response to the above after pouting for an audience of one was:
a) At least we HAVE a second computer and it was only temporary.
b) The other guys DID show up…and after they’re done, everything’s gonna look great, and they’re really nice guys, and I’m thankful my husband cares about this stuff and wants to invest in our home (even though it KILLS him that his work prevents him from doing a lot of this stuff ourselves….).
c) Our cupboards are full…we have more than enough food to eat. There are people who would’ve gladly eaten the flaming toast (after the flames were doused). Wince.
3) In case you were wondering, I didn’t win this AND no one thinks I’m this, which kind of ticks me off ’cause I’ve seen some of my favorite guy bloggers tagged with it, and what’s up with THAT?! (interrobang). But then I remember this (see #2) (especially Kristy’s sweet words) and I’m like, "Robin, want some cheese with that WHINE?!" and then I break into a chorus of "We Are the World" and suddenly I’m in love with EVERYBODY even the bloggers who STEAL my Pensieve image or don’t courtesy hattip when they use something of mine!
Oh, my word, I’ve got to include this video…I forgot how much I LOVE IT, truly, I do!! This one has been viewed over A MILLION TIMES! And it’s before Michael Jackson went all psycho-splastic- WTHeck was he thinking?-deconstructive on his face….I’m listening to Bob Dylan’s lines…and then Ray Charles and The Boss and in the seven minutes I’ve been listening, my whole day just took a turn for the good.
Thank God it’s Friday….I’m outta control………!
* blog + stuff = bluff
Great post! I forgot all about that song/video. I felt old before, now I really do! *LOL*
I wish I’d known that you wanted that little pink bit of bling. Naturally, I assumed that you already had one! (These awards only come to me when people have run out of “good” writers to give them to!)I’d have thought you’d gotten it a long time ago, because you’re definitely on the “A-list”. Your words speak for themselves. One of these days, your Pulitzer is really going to outshine that little blogger button.
Debbie, 1985 ROCKS!
Min, I think you are the most brilliant and insightful commentress I’ve ever seen.
Wow, that’s a powerful video! Fun to watch/listen to all those big names in music performing together. (No, I’m not one of the millions of people who’ve already viewed it!)
What a cool sketch–and what a kind soul who did it for you. :~) Your family is SO precious.
Well honey, TGIF… your cinnamon toast fiasco makes me laugh (sorry!) Your kids are blessed to have a Mom like you who would bother to cook “for real” first thing in the morning.
Must dash away now. Thanks for stopping by. I’ve been reading you faithfully through Bloglines. It just takes long to load your site on my system. Like you, being tecchy-challenged, I haven’t taken the time to figure out why! {{{Hugs}}}
Great pic!
Thanks for entering my contest and good luck! 🙂
I’m so glad it’s Friday. Couldn’t be more ready for it.
And I was similarly on the fence of griping/thanking last night. My T1 Internet connection went out early afternoon and I found myself digging out the equipment to bring our backup Satellite connection up. So while I couldn’t talk on the phone, I could at least get emails.
My big concern was a 6am conference call with Beijing. I got up at 4:30 with the thought of driving to Starbucks to get on their wireless. Well, to my surprise my main connection had been repaired during the late night. AT&T had sent out a repair guy to fix things.
Anyway, it all worked out and I’m glad we had what we did.
Have a great weekend!!!
1) I love your list-making talent.
a) sometimes they are discombolulated (is that a word?), but I follow them as if I had written them.
2)I love that you make up words.
2) cinnamoning
3) I love that I’m not the only person who can single-handedly torch an entire loaf of bread in less that 10 minutes.
a) and then toss it into the woods (here, I would start a forest fire and be jailed for arson
b) hint: cinnamon toast seems to catch on fire more readily than regular toast
4) I love the post I created especially in your honor last night and was going to post it today, but I had left off a couple of links, so postponed it until tomorrow. I so wish I had posted it today.
a) Oh, well.
5) I love that video
a) even though it makes me feel very, very old
6) Have a great weekend.
a) Ya hear?
You should be able to do the sketch thing with the software that came with your camera.
I’m a little surprised you didn’t get one of those girlie awards, hell I got two of them, and one guy one. But I didn’t pass it on to anyone, because I don’t do sexist.
e-mom, Hmmm, I wonder what the techie glitch is slowing things down. The youtubes? I dunno. BUT, I hate that because I get frustrated w/slow loading blogs, too (mine loads quickly when I open it). If I introduced you to “We Are the World”, I’ve done a good thing. It really was a phenom when it hit the airwaves over 20 years ago (yikes).
Thanks Heather and Toni, but for two entirely different reasons :).
MikeY, gee, your stuff was related to a heckuva lot more than mere inconvenience (glad everything worked out).
Swampy, if I ever make it to Colorado, I hope you’ll let me in when you hear “Shave and a haircut…” knocked on your door. It’s my trademark secret and original knock…or car honk…:).
WT, I KNOW you got two girlie awards. It’s gotta be tied to all the “B” videos you keep posting and publicly wearing pirate panties, don’tcha think? Yeah, you “do” a lot of things, sexist ain’t one of ’em.
they all looked so young.
the song was a masterpiece.
ps.
I’m sorry – I thought everybody had been awarded.
You rock you’re the everything Bobbin’ Robin Button.
oh, I remember that song! I remember when it came out and it still gives me goosebumps!! Amazing…20+ years later
Pamela, gosh we were ALL so young! Just didn’t realize it :/.
Me, too, Claudia…I’m all “We are the woooorrrld” again :D.