Double Whammy JOY! Yeah baby - we're back

(thanks to Grammarpants McCoy)
Hi all. Sorry for the no joy last week. I apparently had to run a big meeting and have an existential crisis. Meeting is over. Existential crisis - under control(ish). Welcome to JOY!
And as a special dedication to our friends across the pond. Thanks for checking in. This one is for you.

I just can't help myself...

You know - somedays you are just feeling east coast and BIG HAIR.

Good morning to you.

Hmmm - How about ...Things that are COLD

First off - let's go with ME - I'm a cold and evil woman for not posting JOY.

Monday was President's day. I was busy celebrating because no matter what happens, George Bush will not be president next year.
Or I was taking a nap.
Or I was learning how to raise glittery unicorns.
Or I was busy recovering from the abject embarrassment of having one manhattan too many the night before and for the first time ever - totally losing my balance and FALLING into a nice man that I was flirting with. (For the grammarpants among you - the nice man with whom I was flirting)
Or I was in astronaut training.

I'll let you guess which of the above is true, and which is a lie.

That said - It's zero degrees in Chicago! Let's talk about stuff that's cold...shall we?

1.) Girls in middle school (U-G-L-Y you ain't got no ALIBI you're UGLY, oh my god your UGLY)

2.) A nice manhattan

3.) The tiny bottom of Rosemary's baby(cute but eeeeeeevil)

4.) Gold. If you change a letter.

5.) Iceman (the Val Kilmer version - not the one that cometh)

6.) The Dairy Queen Dipcone!

7.) My cute little tootsies in the FREAKING COLD WEATHER.

8.) Catholicism

9.) Bill O'Reilly (well- he's just an asshole - but I'm considering that cold. Not like Tim Russert - who is a warm fuzzy teddybear and I heart him)

10.) CHICAGO. Ow.

OOOh - Beethoven off!

So - Inspired by this little video from by Chert(impossible to spell)k over at Nobody's Friend, I thought that I would bring you this...

JOY for Tuesday? Perhaps....
Cartoon love for the week at hand? Maybe...
Musical theatre making a mockery out of something revered? Possibly...

Eye of the beholder...blah blah blah.

Enjoy!

JOY!

For you and your sweetheart.

It's Sunday. Ow.

Hello All! I had at least two inspiring and thoughtful ideas on which to write today. I however forgot that at 34 years old, my body doesn't take too kindly to drinking until 3:30am. SO - At some point this week, I will have something possibly interesting (or not - you be the judge - judging is fun!) to say. Hell - feel free to send in requests or questions that you would like an answer to. Perhaps I will take the time to address your needs and wants. Maybe not. Isn't the suspense killing you?

Today - nothing of depth is coming from me. Here is a list of ten things, of no depth whatsoever, that I would say to you if you were in my apartment RIGHT NOW.

1.) Would you like some water?

2.) Yes - it in fact IS 95 degrees in here, even though it is 0 degrees outside.

3.) This is my cat. I am no longer in charge and I apologize in advance for the awesomeness of her belligerence.

4.) Why, I'd be DELIGHTED to let you do my laundry - thank you so much.

5.) You look great! And smell vaguely of debauchery!

6.) Would you like some jerky?

7.) Dinner is in the dinner cooking machine. (I actually just said this. Should give you some sense as to where my head is.)

8.) Hey! Have you tried the Belief-o-matic? You totally should! I'm a neo-pagan, according to this. Pretty dead on. More dead on is my incompatibility with Catholicism. Good thing I gave it up for lent in 1990)

9.) Are you sure that I can't offer you anything?

10.) Yes - that is a copy of the autobiography of Lee Iacocca. No - it is not mine.

Whatever you do - don't go here

Flight of the Hamsters

yowza...

When I left for work at 6:00am this morning the windchill was 26 degrees below zero.

Here's a hedgehog and a squirrel.

Joy for Tuesday? Yeah - I suck.

SO - I went home this weekend. It ate my soul as usual. So - I jacked up your Monday by giving you no joy. Sorry. You're an adult. I suspect that you will live.

Anyway - now that it's TUESDAY I'm sure it's a weee bit less joyous, but here's some Dresden Dolls. I hope you like it.




Have a nice day. Or not. It's really up to you. But I'll respect your decision either way.

Joy...for TUESDAY!

Why? Just because I can. Have a nice day. And a cup of coffee. And maybe a little nip'o the whiskey. But you should probably wait a few hours on that last one.

Soon - I may write something actual again - but for the moment I'll rely on You Tube! Thanks interwebs.

Joy for Monday - because I can't be more creative than that.

So I quit smoking. again. Yay for me. Boo for my sanity. I'm a twitchy ass mess and am apparently allergic to nicotine patches. It's making me a little cranky and I can't focus to find you a picture or video of joy of any type... Here's a list of stuff that brings ME joy. Perhaps some of these things bring you joy as well - and then we can have a special joy moment over what we have in common. I just simply can't find an appropriate picture of a fluffy chicken or whatnot today.

1.)Acoustic Guitar

2.)Spinach

3.)Road Trips!

4.)Yellow cupcakes with chocolate icing and rainbow sprinkles.

5.)Leather

6.)Cashmere

7.)Brand new handsoap

8.)Things that are sturdy

9.)Riggers

10.)Jazz Clarinet.

Happy Joy to YOU!

Zip! Zap! JOY!

Marlon says good morning.

I say greetings from the pacific northwest. I'm on the road - but see how I still care about your joy?

Oh!

It's all so much clearer to me now.

JOY!

Here's a bunny. Have a nice day.

This is the FINAL JOY of 2007

Here is some joy. It is random and multi tiered. I seem to have blinded myself by falling asleep in my contacts last night - to that end, please forgive me flagrant typos and grammatical errors - any more than usual at least.

Joy Part 1!
Go here. Watch this. I can't embed it, because I'm a needy incompetent woman.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2716-Zero-Punctuation-Guitar-Hero-III (thanks Pelki!)


Joy Part 2!



Feel free to mock me. That said - it's the BFFs Uncle Billy's Birthday today. he likes this too - so I feel like I'm DOUBLE allowed to qualify this as joy.

Joy Part 3!
Did I mention that today is the last day of 2007? I don't know about you but I am DONE with this year. I believe that 2007 kicked my ass. I am intending to take my ass kicking vengeance out on 2008.

Joy Part 4! (OH MY LORD THERE IS SO MUCH JOY!!)
Panda Cam!

Joy Part 5! The final frontier

Most of the time I write about myself on this blog, and I appreciate that you read it. As we depart 2007, here is a list of things that I am proud of, grateful for, happy about for this year that are all about you!

1.) There was a new baby! (cutest baby EVER! but I'm biased)Love you guys.

2.) Somebody I adore graduated from nursing school in true rockstar fashion and looked fabulous the whole time. Thank you. For everything - you are stellar and inspiring.

3.) Someone I know used a hazer and approximately two lighting instruments left over from 1972 to do a simply stunning show. See!

Nicely done sir. Thanks for the armwarmers :) You are remarkable.

4.) The work ladies. You know who you are. You all saved me this year. In more ways than I can articulate. Thanks to each and every one of you for being interesting, smart, kind, supportive, patient with me, and lovely as all hell. Both with my personal life, and with that beast we call work.

5.) This guy. You are awesome and I am proud of you.

6.) My DC friends, you also know who you are. Simply, thanks.

7.) This lady - who in unfailingly encouraging, supportive and fun, and whose happiness brings me great joy.


8.) Pelki and the man. Thanks for showing up and being snarky.

9.) Nougat. Who came through in the clutch on a really hard day. Thanks.

10.) A fabulous friend of mine got to quit her job and go on tour! I like you! Lobsters!

11.) This lady. Isn't she pretty?

12.) That lady's man - thanks for carrying my luggage upstairs when I needed it most.

13.) Vacation, the time to take it, and a good friend to take it with.

14.) Lewis at Perfect Laundry - who can always get me out of a jam.

I'm sure that there are more, but I'm stopping here but for this last one - thank YOU! yeah you. For checking in here every one in awhile, reading things, and occasionally having something to say. A very happy new year to you and yours.