um, grossest thing ever?

Something else from Best Week Ever.

These pictures--click on the cat sitting on the jon--are from an actual Russian family that has an ACTUAL. WILDCAT. LIVING. IN. THEIR. HOME.


A few of the images, NSFW (not suitable for work).

If you're a veg, or are really a fan of seeing your chickens without blood or feathers, 2 of these images re NSFNP (not suitable for normal people)

uuuuhhhh....ew?!

Most of all, it's really sad.

could not be happier

Have been searching for corduroys for the cold days ahead and its really been a struggle. ok, a huge pain in the ass.

HA HA HA, get it, ass? I'm talking about pants....ass? ok, I digress.

In my travels, have discovered that J.Crew sells 5-pocket corduroys for $80. No, that's not in pesos--$80 American dollars.

Banana Republic also thinks they have some sort of special Divine, chocolate-covered corduroy and price it accordingly at $79.

When I thought all was lost, I found some on the Levi's Website for $20.

Finally, quality and good prices, thank you.

$80 bucks for corduroy, really? I mean maybe you should work on your fit consistency first.

a moment like this

(from http://barnapkins.org/petphotos.htm)

You ever want to know what it's like to live with a cat? Do ya?

This was forwarded tome by a friend who works at Best Week Ever (only my favorite show) and just take a look at the middle cat in the 6th picture...

This series of images shows exactly how unpredictable life with a feline can be. One moment, you're all snuggly and lovie and the next its nightmare on elm street.

bag lady

(wnyc.org)

Sweet vindication. For many months, I have been referred to as a "bag lady" by many of those to which I hold near and dear.

Actually, I think it has been longer than that. But, who's counting, really....

Anyway, it used to sting and I battled back by purchasing even more cotton totes to carry with me through the city. I fill it with everything imaginable and yes, it does get messy in there without pockets or dividers, or any sort of structure at all.

But I like a nice comfortable bag, especially one that doesn't scream;" I AM A TREND CONSCIOUS FEATHER IN THE WIND....I WILL DO WHAT YOU TELL ME TO." (ok, a slight exaggeration on my part, but I tend to do that sometimes.)

I am also not spending hundreds on a "purse" when I really don't need one or even can decide which one I like the best.

I would just like to point out that not only am I being environmentally conscious, but I am being fashionable.

Both of which are not so often attributed to the same person.

blind date

This weekend Roy installed the solar shades we picked out a few weeks ago. He was brilliant at it and now that they’re up I have to admit I was a wee bit nervous about how they would look. I know how I wanted them to look, but you never know.

We got it done in no time…and I helped.

Holding the ladder counts as help.

HOLDING.THE.LADDER.COUNTS.AS.HELP.

Besides, I didn’t want to deprive Roy of the satisfaction of installing them himself. I mean, it looked like a lot of fun.

told you so...

thought you might like to read this re: Jessica Seinfeld's manifesto...

click here.

liar, liar, pants on fire

(harpercollins.com)

Ok...

So dump-my-husband-of-one-week-so-I-can-marry-a-millionaire, Jessica Seinfeld, has come out with a book about lying to your children.

Maybe not directly.

But her new book which has the word DECEPTIVE in the title, is about how you get your picky kids to eat veggies. She has recipes for brownies with pureed carrots and spinach in them but the rest of the ingredients are still brownie ingredients. SO, if you want your kids to eat their normal required amount of veggies, they will also be consuming about 8 brownies, well done JS.

Also, the recipe literally says that you have to wait for the brownie to cool so they won’t taste like veggies.

There are so many things wrong with this book. In this world of catering to pint-sized princes and princesses it seems silly to be feeding your kids crap laced with health. Just give them dinner, if they don’t like it, they don’t eat. What is so hard about that?

Obviously this book is going to do well, it’s for lazy people. It’s for the same people who buy diet pills because they don’t want to exercise or stop eating Twinkies, or those electro magnetic thingies that will zap you into shape. These same people would probably call the number on TV for “make a million dollars a week AND find your soulmate without leaving your house!”

YOU. ARE. THE. PARENT.

You cook, they eat. They don’t like it, then you figure shit out. You DO NOT make them a chocolate cake with beets in it, to trick them.

Quite a role model.