magical flying unicorn car

So, one of the best people on the planet just so happens to be one of my best friends.  She got a new car recently and it has been dubbed a unicorn.  Not just because it has a cute little nubbly white horn thing, but because it took FOREVER for the exact model/color/make to find its way to our hometown.  There were dealership trades and backroom deals with leprechauns made (I assume).  When it finally arrived, it felt she'd just caught the elusive unicorn of cars.

The Hyundai Santa Fe, in white.  It farts rainbows.

Happy Halloween

Step 1.  cut a hole in the squash
        2.  put your junk in that squash

Gravity

When I was a kid (read as like 3 years old all the way up through high school), being an astronaut was on the top of my list of "things I want to be when I grow up". 

My parents took me to the planetarium and science center several times a year (we'd have gone every weekend if it was my choice), I went to space lectures and even went so far as an astrophysics camp at USC one summer. 

I did not wind up becoming an astronaut.  Somewhere I realized that between throwing up from motion sickness in the car, to not being in peak physical form, that I probably wasn't destined for outer space. Still, there was that dream in me and it never really went away. 

Seeing the movie "Gravity" stressed me the frack out.

Evan

So this guy, Evan, we went to school together.  He was pretty much my go-to guy for everything and is probably one of the coolest people on the planet.  A great friend through and through.

He has now become a marathon runner, bicycle pedaler, and all around most fit and insane dude ever.  If there is ever a zombie apocalypse, he needs to be in my compound.

Chad is awesome

Who's awesome?  THIS GUY.

Everyone, meet Chad.  He's got a penchant for long hair, bandanas, and 80s sunglasses.  One of the best people you'll ever meet and a great friend.  And today's his birthday.

Let's hear that 'woop woop!'  Aw yeah.

Diet fail

Dear diet, screw you.

It's not your fault, diet.  I know.  There have been a lot of stresses in your life.  This doesn't mean that we don't want you back.  No no, on the contrary.  You're welcome back very soon.  In fact, we need you.

Just not right now.  Right now, we need ice cream.

Jmeoww Diaries

So, I haven't mentioned it before, because I'm a crazy person, but this right here, Polka Dotted Cats, is one of the funniest blogs ever.  Written by Miss Awesome herself, Tiffany.

Recently, she was insane enough to have me do some guest doodles for the latest entry and it was a blast, y'all. 

Check it out, because you'll be totally glad you hit that "follow" button.

Anthony

Meet Anthony.  It's his birthday!  He likes to wear ties as often as possible (even with t-shirts) because he's just that cool.

Hillcrest Farmers Market

Steven and I discovered the Hillcrest Farmer's Market.  Everybody had free samples for us from beer-infused cupcakes, to lavender plum jellies, to coconut coffees.

we bought everything.

Maiko

So, Ming is one of my friends but more importantly - she's one of my artistic inspirations.  She is, absolutely, fantastic.

Oh, and that's her little corgi, Chopin.  He does tricks.

(Check out her art here: http://wasil.deviantart.com/)

Pacific Rim

The closest I will probably ever get to being a Jaeger pilot is using the elliptical at the gym. Kaiju beware!

p.s. Pacific Rim was awesome.

Exterminate!

I have journeyed into the world of Dr. Who.  Sure hope I'm ready! 

Smelly

The gym is hazardous to my health.

Naptime

July was intense.  Comic-con.  Concerts.  Patton-Oswalt.  Long Beach trip.  It's been crazy, can I have a nap please?

Post Comic Con

During the long marathon that is Comic Con, I don't get to see my fiance much.

It's almost over thouuuugghh!

Comic Con

Dear Comic Con,
you are a pain in the butt, and yet I still love you. How is this possible.

Ergonomics

Had my first ergonomic evaluation today. 

 Think it may be time for a standing desk.

Left 4 Dead krew

Favorite L4D moment to date:

Tank threw a boulder through the back window of our ambulance (taking out Nick), crawled to the top, broke in through the ceiling and trapped Erin (who screamed like a 5 year old) whilst I panicked and crawled my way out the back...and died. 

Effing zombies.

Also, never trust me with a molotov.  I will accidentally set your ass on fire.

Hair in the summer

Maybe she's born with it. MAYBE IT'S HUMIDITY.

Cookie restraint

I see you over there, big jar o' cookies mom made.

Slappy the sailor

We came across quite a few interesting characters in Long Beach while staying on the Queen Mary for the 4th of July.

Meet "Slappy". And his see-through-dress-wearing wife. Her thong was lovely.

Rubber duckie

I nearly took out a co-worker's eye by bouncing a rubber ducky off my chest.  Classy.

Zombie whale

"criiiiillll..."

Fish noms

I do not enjoy eating fish, but Steven insisted he make tilapia.


 I've been converted.

Toilet phone

Dear smart-phone. I promise not to drop you in the toilet, like your predecessor.

Raining donuts

Happy National Doughnut Day everybody!

Yoga

The Wii-fit is great.  I have started using it for yoga, once more, in the mornings.  But now, everything hurts.

Electro Swing

My friend Erin introduced me to my new favorite genre of music.  Electro Swing!  My new favorite bands are Caravan Palace and Electric Swing Circus.  Please check it out, it'll make you wanna shimmy! 

http://electricswingcircus.bandcamp.com/

Caravan Palace

Steven surprised me with Caravan Palace tickets right after this, and they were jammin'!

Awkward bubblebath

I originally wished to express my want for a bubble bath, some wine, and a good book.

What wound up happening?  Everyone commenting on the oddly shaped boob.  IT'S A BUBBLE!

JAM

One day, Jessica, myself and Matt came into work all wearing differently colored bright-ass shirts.  It was remaked that we looked like hosts for a kid's show.

Come on kids! Wake up with Jessica, Ashley and Matt in the morning!  Let's Jam!

And meet our co-stars, Peanutbutter Panda (aka Nafisah) and Octojelly (Misty!).

Clean teeth

Back from the dentist! Time to muck things up again!

Ceiling fan

My super Steven! Installing a brand new ceiling fan in the living room and being awesome!  He had to re-install it more than once due to the crappiness of the previous fan that was in there beforehand.  But he did it!

Sharing

Not the most optimal way to share your drink with someone. But perhaps the most fun.

Driveby potluck

Potluck and then scram? OKAY! Have a good weekend everyone!

Milk toast

When I was growing up, my mom would make a special treat she'd call "milk toast". It was essentially a peanut butter & jelly sandwich in a big mug, with hot cocoa poured over it and eaten with a spoon. 

It's delicious, I swear.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

I always wanted to be best friends with Buffy. That way I'd be able to join the scooby gang, and sing in Once More, With Feeling. I could take or leave the staking of vampires part...

[edit] it's been brought to my attention, however, that most of Buffy's colleagues, uh, lead unfortunate lives afterwards.  Give or take the lives part.  Maybe I don't want to be friends anymore.

Forgotten monies

That moment when you go to get your debit card to pay, and you realize you didn't even bring your wallet into the store to begin with.

Cosmic Amoeba

I'm going to be honest here.  I cannot, absolutely cannot, explain this.  Meet, the Cosmic Amoeba.  Through thousands of misheard misunderstandings at lunch one day, I came to the conclusion that said being is our giant maker in the sky and that every single species on earth has their own.  Yeah, that look you're making?  Totally understandable.

Oh, and you praise it by fist pumping into the sky.  Fist pump the Cosmic Amoeba, everyone.

Paris Baguette

There is a Paris Baguette Cafe nearby. It has all sorts of delightful french/asian fusion desserty goodness. Too much goodness. Too many choices. Help me.

Corn unit

A simple mishearing of corner-unit, became corn unit. And then a whole discussion of food based dwellings ensued.

Pretty sure that if it got too hot then you'd find kernels of my new home in the neighbor's pool.

Popples

I attempted to explain Popples to those who had not heard of them before. It came out intensely wrong: Popples are fuzzy creatures with huge pockets, and things can get stuffed into that pocket. Like umbrellas, or themselves! And they hide in the closet. But only children can see them when they come out of the closet!

nailed it.

Hostess

Our lunch conversation evolved into discussing old Hostess Cupcake commercials. That evolved into a story of someone finding a worm in one. "I AM your cream filling!!!"

Crying babies

Babies seem to cry when I try and get them to laugh. Can't figure out why.

Photoshoot

Had a great time helping out a friend for his awesome shirt company! Everyone should check out 
 http://niteowlink.com/

Keurig > Flavia

There's a new fancy coffee machine at work. It makes multiple flavored cappuccinos, lattes, hot chocolates ... and yet, they all taste the same. Like disappointment.

S'mores

We make s'mores by impaling marshmallows on a chopstick, and roasting it on a tea light. And by roasting, I mean catching it on fire and eating the blackened remains.

Stormy weather

There's no sun up in the sky!  My favorite kind of weather :)  Here comes adventure!  And possible horrible driving, because this is Southern California after-all.

Charlie horse

Charlie horse. In terms of waking you up in the morning, nothing does it better. Or worse.


Once upon a time, I got a charlie horse so bad in my calf that I fell out of the bed and had to use the vacuum cleaner (throwing my body over the handle) to roll myself around the house to get vitamins and water and anything else that could possibly make the pain stop.  It wasn't fun.

Eggs in a blanket

Steven is a vegetarian, which means I have to come up with meat alternatives all the time when cooking.   Lately, it seems as though my brain is going vegetarian subconsciously. Instead of saying "Pigs in a blanket", I kept repeating "eggs in a blanket".