November 2010
1 post
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear →
Rickroll Protest sign at the Rally, originally uploaded by lizstless.
We had stupid-crazy good luck all weekend.
You name it, it worked out great for us. No delayed flights or…
October 2010
10 posts
Ghost Cat →
This morning JunglePete asked Husband about our cat, who he claimed kept him company during the night.
We don’t have a cat.
Pat meets ghosts →
Pat Padua has been blogging about ghosts so I don’t have to. He’s also got a post over at DCist about some local ghost tours.
JunglePete may never walk again →
JunglePete is here for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear and I’m sad to report that because of my poor planning he’s sleeping on the worst mattress in the entire world. Frank has fared…
How the King Cobra Maintains Its Reign →
Yesterday’s Science Times had a cool article about cobras, “How the King Cobra Maintains Its Reign.” (Don’t click that link if you don’t like pictures of snakes).
I wanted to post a link to that…
Legend of Hell House →
Our Tivo, OverLord II, recorded Legend of Hell House for us. We thought we’d seen it, but when we started it we realized we were quite mistaken. To be honest, we haven’t finished it. Although…
Doom Buggies on the brain →
It’s possible I spent too much time at the Haunted Mansion this week, but I shrieked with joy when SolarMagneticDynamo and I walked into Restoration Hardware on Friday and she pointed out that…
The culmination of a week of ghosts, dinosaurs and... →
Yesterday Husband and I had lunch at a place with a dinosaur decor, a coral reef themed bar, and a haunted ladies room.
Whenever the “meteor shower” lightshow would kick on periodically…
Nightmare Before Christmas →
Is it a Christmas movie? Is it a Halloween movie? Do I care? No.
I watched Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas this week for 3 reasons:
1) It’s really clever.
2)…
Dinosaurland →
IMG_0538, originally uploaded by meanlouise.
Perfect weather and perfect company made for a perfect day at Dinosaurland.
Husband, Beth B and I piled into the car and…
Supernatural →
I’ve seen every episode of Supernatural way too many times. It’s not healthy, but I can’t control myself. I can’t even claim I can stop anytime, because that would be a lie.
It seemed wrong not…
March 2010
4 posts
Happy birthday to me →
Disney World is an excellent place to spend your birthday. I’m not sure I was in my right mind when I decided we should get up at 5 a.m. on my 40th birthday to go run the Princess and the Frog 5K…
Destination Disneyworld →
My Brother arrives today, as he got the weekend off from his supersecret project to create human-dinosaur hybrid supersoldiers. We’re going to see Alice tonight.
I think we’re supposed to get in…
Alice in Wonderland (1999) →
When you stop being disturbed by the image of grown men dressed as rabbits, that’s when I think you have a real problem.
Fortunately, the 1999 NBC miniseries, Alice in Wonderland, features a…
Michele Banks →
Look, I hate to be the one to remind you of this, but you’ve been slacking off on your New Year’s Resolutions.
I don’t care that you went to pilates for 3 weeks and then buried your mat in the…
Cake Wrecks: alice in wonderland edition →
Heather sent me this great link to a Sunday Sweets post on Cake Wrecks that feature some Alice in Wonderland Cakes. I asked Husband to make me a caterpillar cake. He had no comment at this time.
February 2010
8 posts
Alice in Wonderland (1903) →
The DVD release of the 2009 documentary Alice: A Look into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has both the 1903 and 1915 adaptations of Alice on it as special features. The 1903 version was recently…
Art Enables turns 8 →
Art Enables is an amazing art studio program and gallery for emerging artists with developmental and/or mental disabilities. They’re celebrating their 8th birthday with a party today. There’s lots…
Invasion of the Giant Pythons →
Did you watch Invasion of the Giant Pythons this weekend on PBS? Me neither, but my Tivo, Overlord II, recorded it for me so I’ll watch it soon.
In related news, I’m still marveling over this…
Jackie Onassis Dog →
jackie o dog, originally uploaded by istolethetv.
Beth greatly improved a horrible day by sending me a link to sets of pictures of dogs in costumes. The French Bulldog melted…
March of the giant tortoises →
From daveholmes via delrayser. Via twitter, I think.
So here are some things that happened this afternoon that I am not lying about:
Ben came in from getting the mail and said, “There’s a…
When I was 4 all I wanted was a pony →
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