Valerie's Candy Mountain

2012-01-26T13:11:00.003-05:00

Terbear and I made chocolate rainbow cupcakes!!

2012-01-19T18:36:00.001-05:00

Why? What does this even mean?

2011-11-23T16:13:00.001-05:00

2011-09-03T17:51:00.002-04:00

THE FIRST FAIRY DOOR OF LEEDS!

2011-08-28T14:24:00.000-04:00

Terr Terr got us a rainbow fairy door for the new place!

Makes me smile! :D

2011-08-27T09:13:00.000-04:00

A Rubik’s Cube Cake?

2011-08-03T23:48:00.000-04:00

Want to make it?

I think you do!!!

http://stasty.com/?p=1329

Want!

2011-08-03T23:34:00.000-04:00

Quito, Ecuador!!

2011-07-15T21:46:00.001-04:00

Yes...yes...believe it or not...I did make it here alive. However, it was probably the scariest plane ride of my life. I was pretty sure I was going to die 90% of the time but here I am...end of day one. All is well and I'm about as happy and tired as this girl gets.

2011-06-30T20:28:00.000-04:00

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2011-06-27T14:13:00.000-04:00

The Bridges of Madison County

2011-06-26T23:44:00.000-04:00

Made my way to Winterset, Iowa to see these wonderful covered bridges. Apparently there are 6 of them in Madison County but I only found 4. It was getting late so I couldn't get decent pictures of the last two. I was able to drive though one of them. I squealed and did mini claps.

2011-06-21T22:40:00.000-04:00

Canada was Valerie.

2011-06-20T00:22:00.000-04:00

I always thought that Nebraska was where happy people were made....I was wrong. This is my new favorite place and the chocolate was AMAZING! I never thought a Kit Kat could taste so great. I can't even describe to you how good this Kit Kat was. ANYWAYS.....Canada was great...and other than stepping in a big pile of vom (ew), I'm pretty sure Lover Butt (he sometimes goes by Terry) had a great time too :D

2011-06-09T11:42:00.000-04:00

I'm keeping this little project in mind for when I have childrens.

I'll have them make HUNDREDS and that's how I'll decorate my home.

Day at the park with my brother :D

2011-06-08T21:06:00.001-04:00

Wal-Mart and Booty.

2011-06-07T00:13:00.000-04:00

Shoes

2011-06-05T21:06:00.000-04:00

This won't ever get old.

Jealous.

2011-06-04T14:58:00.000-04:00

If you really love your child you will buy them a Kid's Walker. It's only 22k.

When I was 7 all I got was a my little pony, glowworm, pack a cigarettes, and constant swirlies.

For those who say, "It really is the little things in life"....you're so very wrong.

My new purse.

2011-06-01T22:13:00.005-04:00

It cost me $3 and makes me feel important.

Fuck Coach...OshKosh B'gosh is my shit now.

I miss Loftstel and my Loftsties :(

2011-06-01T17:20:00.000-04:00

2011-06-01T00:37:00.003-04:00

2011-05-31T14:42:00.002-04:00

Oh Miss Peach

2011-05-27T10:25:00.003-04:00

I'd like a robot baby but I'll wait until they're cuter.

2011-05-26T15:04:00.000-04:00

Link: Japanese university can’t stop building robotic babies

I heart McCasserole

2011-05-26T12:41:00.004-04:00

Crapture

2011-05-23T10:56:00.004-04:00

Just my style

2011-05-13T17:36:00.000-04:00

It's official. Cat lady. Internet told me so. Must be true.

2011-05-11T16:24:00.000-04:00

SO....as I sit here analyzing the pieces of another failed relationship, I wonder at times if I'm just meant to be alone. I'm in the stage now where I'm starting to have hope again for the future in this department....or at least I WAS at that stage.

I think we can all agree that the internet is the key to all, right? So, I decide to ask the internets if I will be alone for forever. This bitch tells me.......

Super....I'm looking forward to it.

I'd like to see the colon of a man who eats chocolate covered bacon.

2011-05-10T22:42:00.000-04:00

How to make chocolate bacon

Ten Inconvenient Truths About Love - LEIGH PRETNAR COUSINS, MS

2011-05-10T17:48:00.000-04:00

Today I am the Al Gore of romance, compiling a list of ten things which strike me as true, though not pretty, about Love.
Is facing them refreshing? Healthy? One of those Hey, look at that elephant in the room! sort of things?
That’s what I’m going for here.
And let’s see if you agree with me, and whether you’ve got some you’d like to add.

Sometimes, when we love someone, we do them more harm than good.
Sometimes, we love more than one person.
It can be really hard to end a relationship, and therefore we often do it in messy, confusing, painful ways.
Sometimes it’s impossible to let go of an old love until you’ve got a new one in its place.
We lie because we want something very badly, that we are convinced we can’t have honestly.
Being evasive, omitting important details, creating distractions, and all those other forms of “spin,” count as lying.
We lie about why we lie. It’s not to protect the other person’s feelings or because “they couldn’t handle the truth.” The real reason is #5, above.
We all lie.
Your lover doesn’t always act in your best interest. Nor do you always act in theirs.
“I love you” may mean a great deal to the person having that feeling, but it often doesn’t gets translated into action that connects in a meaningful way to the loved one’s life. The loved one may not even notice, let alone appreciate, the fact of being loved.

My hope is that we read these and accept that, yeah, this is what people do.
And in doing so we accept and forgive the people we love…and ourselves.

10 Things to Do with Mac 'n' Cheese Before You Die

2011-05-08T16:41:00.000-04:00

Mac 'n' Cheese Meatloaf

Mac 'n' Cheese Pizza

Mac 'n' Cheese Burrito

Mac 'n' Cheese Omelet

Bacon Mac 'n' Cheese Pie

Fried Mac 'n' Cheese

Mac 'n' Cheese Hot Dogs

Mac 'n' Cheese Grilled Cheese

Mac 'n' Cheese Burgers

Mac 'n' Cheese Sushi

Take a step back.

2011-05-06T19:10:00.000-04:00

Look at yourself. You are human. You are beautiful.

You can do anything. And you can be anything. You can be everything.

Don't hate everyone because someone broke your heart, or because your parents split up, or your best friend betrayed you, or because someone called you fat, ugly, stupid, worthless.

Don't concern yourself with things you can't control. Cry when you need to, then let it go when it's time.

Don't hang onto painful memories just because you are afraid to forget.

Let go of things that are in the past.

Forget things that aren't worth remembering. Stop taking things for granted. Stop taking life for granted.

Live for something. Live for yourself.

Fall in love. Fall out of love. Fall in love. Fall out of love. Do this over and over until you know what it is to really love someone.

Question things. Tell people how you really feel. Sleep under the stars.
Create. Imagine. Inspire.
Share something wonderful. Meet new people. Make someone's day. Follow your dreams. Live your life to it's full potential. Just live, dammit. Let go of all the horrible things in your life and fucking live. And one day, when you're old...

Why don't I have a vulva pendant?

2011-04-22T19:52:00.000-04:00

Beautiful Dance Moves

2011-04-07T20:40:00.001-04:00

the moist maker: a dance of seduction

2011-04-04T11:06:00.002-04:00

Real Problems

2010-11-07T06:54:00.002-05:00

What your phone says about you!

2010-11-06T09:14:00.000-04:00

Cat Burglar

2010-11-06T09:10:00.000-04:00

Amazing 80's costumes.

2010-11-02T20:39:00.000-04:00

I really wish my parents were cool enough to dress me like this. A pack of cigarettes and Rose Petal Place books were my two favorite things as a child....CHA'MON!!

Message to the Tea Party - What took you so long to get angry?

2010-11-02T19:54:00.002-04:00

You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.

You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate Energy policy and push us to invade Iraq .

You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.

You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.

You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.   You didn't get mad when we spent over 800 billion (and counting) on said illegal war.

You didn't get mad when Bush borrowed more money from foreign sources than the previous 42 Presidents combined.

You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars in cash just disappeared in Iraq .

You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.

You didn't get mad when Bush embraced trade and outsourcing policies that shipped 6 million American jobs out of the country.

You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.

You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.

You didn't get mad when Bush rang up 10 trillion dollars in combined budget and current account deficits.

You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.

You didn't get mad when we let a major US city, New Orleans drown.

You didn't get mad when we gave people who had more money than they could spend, the filthy rich, over a trillion dollars in taxbreaks. You didn't get mad with the worst 8 years of job creations in several decades.

You didn't get mad when over 200,000 US Citizens lost their lives because they had no health insurance.

You didn't get mad when lack of oversight and regulations from the Bush Administration caused US Citizens to lose 12 trillion dollars in investments, retirement, and home values.

No.....You finally got mad

When a black man was elected President and decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick.

Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, job losses by the millions, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, and the worst economic disaster since 1929 are all okay with you, but helping fellow Americans who are sick...Oh, Hell No!!

D.A.R.E.: Ripping Families Apart Since 1983

2010-10-19T05:44:00.001-04:00

When it comes to its stated mission—keeping school-age children from trying illicit drugs—the D.A.R.E. program has been a failure. But D.A.R.E. does have a fun history of teaching kids to turn their pot-smoking parents in to the police. It happened again last week: The 11-year-old student is in 5th grade at a an elementary school in Matthews. Police say he brought his parents’ marijuana cigarettes to school when he reported them. Matthews Police say he reported his parents after a lesson about marijuana was delivered by a police officer who is part of the D.A.R.E. program, which teaches kids about the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. “Even if it’s happening in their own home with their own parents, they understand that’s a dangerous situation because of what we’re teaching them,” said Matthews Officer Stason Tyrrell. That’s what they’re told to do, to make us aware.”.. Police arrested the child’s 40-year-old father and 38-year-old mother on Thursday. Both were charged with two misdemeanor counts each of marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. They were not jailed and were released on a written promise to appear in court… Police say both the 11-year old and a sibling have been removed from the parents’ house by social services. Proving once again that pot ruins lives. Not because of the drug itself, but because of what the government will do to you if they catch you with it.

Oral sex cancer risk to be tackled by documentary

2010-10-18T19:08:00.000-04:00

One of the last taboos in sexual health is to be tackled by the BBC in an hour-long film presented by the film star Jaime Winstone. The investigation tackles the link between oral sex and rising numbers of mouth and throat cancer cases among young Britons – described this weekend as "an emerging epidemic" by a Cancer Research UK expert. Rates of oral cancers have gone up by 50% in men since 1989 and are rising by 3% a year in women, even as smoking, once thought to be the major cause, declines. Oral cancers now kill 1,800 people a year. Scientists have provided growing evidence over the last decade of the link between the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is passed from person to person during sexual activity, and an increased risk of developing oral cancer. It is better known as a major cause of cervical cancer. "The evidence suggests that people are more likely to have an HPV-linked cancer if they have had multiple sexual partners and practised oral sex, whether they are men or women," said Dr Lesley Walker, cancer information director at Cancer Research UK. Winstone's documentary could have a very useful role to play, she added. Vaccination of schoolgirls against HPV should ultimately reduce the level of infection, she added, but condom use is already proven to lessen the risk.

Europe: Stereotypically Uncut

2010-10-04T20:49:00.002-04:00

General Stereotype

Europe According to Russia

Europe According to France

Europe According to Germany

Europe According to Italy

Europe According to Bulgaria

Europe According to Britain

Europe According to USA

Europe According to Gay Men

Europe According to Poland

Italy According to Posh Italians

Cyprus Swimming in the Sea at Night

2010-06-23T17:19:00.004-04:00

Poor Ed.

2010-06-20T18:41:00.000-04:00

2010-06-19T14:48:00.000-04:00

I saw this on someones facebook today and it made me smile.

"If you want the rainbow, you have to tolerate the rain."

FRIDAY! YAY!

2010-06-18T06:27:00.000-04:00

yay!

I'm totally going to bed at like 8 pm tonight.....lol.....no need to rage tonight my lovelies.

Before Rainbow was Rainbow.

2010-06-14T19:36:00.000-04:00

hahahahaha! Here's another one I wrote last summer! GAWD I was a negative person!

Today was a great day. I drooled all over myself in public. That's always pleasant. Also, I forgot to button one of my buttons on my shirt. I bet that looked hot. I had to make a home made pad out of a washcloth and a plastic bag. My skirt was real tight so I'm sure it looked like I had a major case of hemorrhoids.
So, here I am. I'm the only female. I'm the only one under age 65. I'm the only one under 200 lbs. I'm also the only one that has no idea what the fuck is going on. I'm lucky Marshal is here otherwise I'd be drowning in my own ignorance.
I have a vagina. Therefore, I'm automatically the note taker. Everyone is asking me questions. Luckily, I have immaculate bullshitting skills.
Smoking here is impossible so I've traded tobacco for doughnuts.
It has rained everyday. I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and fell in a puddle. I don't claim to be graceful.
We only have a half day tomorrow and then I come home Friday. I miss home.

My famous muffin story.

2010-06-14T19:12:00.000-04:00

I completely forgot that I didn't have this on this blog.
It's pretty stupid but I wrote it like last summer and it makes me giggle so it's a "must add".
On my old blog I believe I called this, "Yes, I'm negative and base my life on flavors of muffins"
So here it goes............

Today is one of those days. Well, this has actually been going on for
about a week or two but I would say today tops it. I didn’t really
realize how bad it was until I got to work and looked at myself in the
mirror. I’m standing there…I sigh…I first look at my pants…they are a
few shades of brown..not only brown but they are plaid and putrid
looking. My underwear is rainbow and you can see all these fantastic
colors through my pants. I’m not exactly sure where I got these pants
and why I have them but they seem to be adding character to my life.
My shirt is a light blue tank top. This shirt is way too short…it’s
like a freaking belly shirt. Then, I have on a long sleeved black
cardigan which makes sense because it’s July. Even though I have
something on over my shirt I can still feel my fat rolls flapping in
the wind. Finally, my pink beaded lanyard adds a little extra flare
to it all.

I close my eyes and sigh again. When I open my eyes my attention is
now on my hair. I was so unmotivated to do my hair this morning. I
scrunched it, put it half way up, and then put the other half in a
ponytail. Uh yeah I said scrunched and ponytail. I don’t know it’s
like I woke up and decided it was 1993 all over again. This goes on
for about 15 minutes….Close my eyes, sigh, and then pick another part
of myself to analyze. Eventually, I can feel tears starting to form.
At this point I’m so down on myself and realize the only think that
will make me feel like a person again is a banana nut muffin. So, my
extremely positive attitude and I make our way downstairs only to find
out that all the banana nut muffins are gone. I settle for blueberry.
I also stand there and analyze that situation for a moment too…..I
want banana but it’s gone so I settle for blueberry…..ironic….but
different topic.

After running into an atm machine, a glass door, and almost getting
smushed by the elevator door I am finally back to my desk. I hold my
blueberry muffin, which I am extremely unsatisfied with, with both of
my hands in front of me. Realizing this muffin is all I’ve got, I
hold it in the air with my right hand, turn my head to the left, and
shed a tear……ugh……it’s only 9:02am…..

2010-06-14T15:00:00.002-04:00

2010-06-03T17:40:00.001-04:00

Some people really are just plain out useless.

I wish I could be the Rain God for one day and shoot them all with a bolt of lightning.

Foot Locker Spank.

2010-05-16T20:49:00.002-04:00

U900 -Diamond Head

2010-05-15T19:12:00.002-04:00

Nebraska keeps calling....and this time, sadly, I answered.

2010-05-05T23:52:00.001-04:00

So, as most of you know by now, I'm going back to Nebraska next month.
I'm honestly dreading it.
Out of all the places in the world, I am just not mentally sound with Lincoln, Nebraska.
It's going to be fine though. It will be nice to see my family and such.
Well, I only have to be there for 7 short (long) days and then I'm off to Florida and Oregon!

EEEKKKKELS!

I really don't have anything too positive to say...lol

so I guess I'll give you some facts about Nebraska!

Nebraska was once called "The Great American Desert".
In 1927, Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid.
J. Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day in Nebraska City in 1872.
The state nickname used to be the "Tree Planter's State", but was changed in 1945 to the "Cornhusker State".
State insect is the honeybee.
State motto: Equality before the law.
The goldenrod was declared the state flower on April 4, 1895.
The Naval Ammunition Depot located in Hastings was the largest U.S. ammunition plant providing 40% of WWII's ammunition.
The Lied Jungle located in Omaha is the world's largest indoor rain forest.
Nebraska is the birthplace of the Reuben sandwich.
Spam (canned meat) is produced in Fremont.
Nebraska has the U.S.'s largest aquifer (underground lake/water supply), the Ogalala aquifer.
Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state.
The Union Pacific's Bailey Yards, in North Platte, is the largest rail classification complex in the world.
Nebraska is the only state in the union with a unicameral (one house) legislature.
Nebraska was the first state to complete its segment of the nations mainline interstate system, a 455 mile stretch of four lane highway.
Nebraska is both the nation's largest producer and user of center pivot irrigation.
Nebraska's Chimney rock was the most often mentioned landmark in journal entries by travelers on the Oregon Trail.
The 911 system of emergency communications, now used nationwide, was developed and first used in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska has more underground water reserves than any other state in the continental U.S.
Marlon Brando's mother gave Henry Fonda acting lessons at the Omaha Community Playhouse.
Lincoln County is the origin of the world's largest "Wolly Mammoth" elephant fossil.
Weeping Water is the nations largest limestone deposit and producer.
Mutual of Omaha Corporate headquarters is a public building built with 7 floors underground.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been to a record 27 consecutive bowl games and 27 consecutive winning seasons
The University of Nebraska Cornhusker football team has produced more Academic All-Americans than any other Division I school.
In Blue Hill, Nebraska, no female wearing a 'hat that would scare a timid person' can be seen eating onions in public.
The world's first college course about radio personality Rush Limbaugh is taught at Bellevue University in Nebraska.
Origin of Nebraska's Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water
Nebraska's Motto: Equality Before the Law
Nebraska's State Gem is the Blue Agate
The largest porch swing in the world is located in Hebron, Nebraska and it can sit 25 adults.
The world's largest hand-planted forest is Halsey National Forrest near Thedford, Nebraska
The world's only museum dedicated to Fur Trading is located at Fort Atkinson near Blair.
The famous architect, Edward Durrell Stone, designed the Stuhr Museum near Grand Island, Nebraska.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln weight room is the largest in the country. It covers three-fourths of an acre
Chevyland USA near Elm Creek, Nebraska is the only museum dedicated to a single line of cars.
The largest Kolache Festival in the world is located in Prague, Nebraska
Cozad, Nebraska is located on the 100th Meridian where the humid east meets the arid west.
In Nebraska in 1986 for the first time ever two women ran against each other for governorship of a state.
The cost of the Nebraska Capitol building was $ 9,800,440.07 in 1932. The construction job came in under budget and the building was paid for by the time it was completed.
Union Pacific Railroad's museum is headquartered in Nebraska.
Buffalo Bill Cody held his first rodeo in North Platte, Nebraska July 4, 1882.
In 1950, Omaha became the home of the College World Series.
There are five army forts open to the public in Nebraska: Atkinson, Kearny, Hartsuff, Sidney, and Robinson.
Sidney, Nebraska was the starting point of the Black Hills Gold Rush.
Antelope and Buffalo are counties in Nebraska named after animals.
Dr. Harold Edgerton of Aurora, Nebraska is the inventor of the strobe light.
Kearney, Nebraska is located exactly between Boston and San Francisco.
Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska in 1917.

FEAR THE CORN!

Poetry by Matatat.

2010-05-01T20:06:00.001-04:00

He was angry that I couldn't have lunch with him at work.
Later on that day...he cried.

Valerie says she has a test
But surely this must be in jest
I ask her to go eat
Then she throws it at my feet
Saying I often cancel, don't show
But little does Valerie know
That I'm on to her scheme
I know that she is mean
She says I am no friend
But often do I bend
Backwards and forwards
I am always leaning towards
Her every waking need
Never claiming my good deed
But now it is all over now
To her face I will go pow
A punch to the cheek
A smack to the beek
Downwards she goes
And now she knows
Not to mess with the man
Because he always has a plan
He cannot be stopped
So Valerie gets clocked

Strong wittle baby!

2010-04-11T21:35:00.001-04:00

WHOA!

2010-04-10T10:25:00.000-04:00

Beauty Kits for Little Girls

2010-04-10T10:18:00.004-04:00

A series of four imagined “Beauty Kits for Little Girls” containing DIY beauty treatments. But rather than the customary cheap-makeup-and-nail-polish combos, these kits promise breast implants, liposuction, rhinoplasty, and cosmetic dental surgery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ5eYY_Gl44&feature=player_embedded

I can't even begin to describe how weird these videos are...I love it.

2010-04-09T18:33:00.002-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOXYZzGeOiA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAK108u2xAs&feature=related

PACMAN!

2010-04-08T16:36:00.000-04:00

PACMAN: THE MOVIE TRAILER from Therefore Productions on Vimeo.

Happy EASTER time!!

2010-04-04T20:45:00.000-04:00

Ya know, I just really feel like these guys make a great team. The day turned out to be a success. Thank you Mister Jesus and Mister Bunny.

I'm Alan Partridge

2010-04-03T15:57:00.001-04:00

I'm really digging this show. I love his dancing!!! He makes me giggle and his butt cheeks are funny!

Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds

2010-04-01T17:16:00.001-04:00

I saw these guys last summer. They really were super awesome!

Fagget Fairys - Feed The Horse

2010-03-31T20:07:00.001-04:00

If you don't like this you have a bad taste in life.

Blinded by the light?

2010-03-30T20:21:00.002-04:00

My brother use to sing on the top of his lungs,

"Wrapped like a douche and the boner in the night!"

He was like 7.

I'm sure he's gonna hate me for posting this.

Maybe when I get back home I'll make him lick the plunger like old times!

Oh yeah...he's for sure in the fetal position after reading this.

Little people slave farm!!! ahhhhh!!

2010-03-30T19:49:00.000-04:00

‘LITTLE PEOPLE’S KINGDOM’: DWARF THEME PARK IN CHINA DRAWS CRITICISM

8 Reasons to Enjoy Your Single Status

2010-03-30T06:05:00.000-04:00

For some people, being single can make them uncomfortable. Here are eight reasons to enjoy or even revel in the fact that you aren't paired up right now.

Being single means doing many things on your own and having more alone time. Some people are less comfortable than others when it comes to being single or having alone time. They see it as a punishment. I don't. As a half-introvert who spent much of her teens writing poetry and daydreaming, I will attempt to make the solitude thing palatable for the singletons who don't care to look inward/play solitaire/shop alone. Here's what's awesome about stagging it through life:

1. Your diet is your diet. You can eat what you want and chow down precisely when you feel hungry. You do not have to wait for your man to come home from work. You can also watch the movies you want. This is a real plus for me. I watch lame Rom-Coms over and over.

2. You can do errands without the dead weight. I once had a roommate complain that she just wanted someone with whom to run errands on the weekends. I also had a boyfriend who begged me to stick around and watch while he cleaned his closet. Personally, I get antsy when I think I'm boring someone else. Also, I shop, run errands, and do chores much faster without a second voice chiming in.

3. You will really get to know yourself. Okay. What does this mean, getting to know one's self? I'm going to take a stab at this. If you're someone who writes in a journal, you probably write down a lot of plot (e.g. "He called while I was in the shower"). But every once in a while, you'll add a little commentary (e.g. "Why do I shower so much?" or "I wish I hadn't overreacted. My bad."). Maybe you'll read old entries and discover a pattern in your behavior. Now, some people, when they are upset or stressed, will go mop the floor and re-varnish the table and won't be able to recognize stress if it bites them in the face.

I, on the other hand, let the floor get dirty while I reflect — Erin, why are you feeling this way? Some might say that's more productive than mopping. Self-reflection makes you aware of how you think, move, react, and how it affects others. If you know yourself, you'll probably be less crazy when you have a boyfriend and argue with him — you'll understand your feelings and hopefully articulate yourself like a master journaler. This will make you a better partner.

4. You can be a good aunt. Since my friends have become new moms, I've been able to spend time with their babies. Hopefully the next generation will appreciate how cool/crazy Auntie E is.

5. You can develop talents and take up hobbies. I have had the time to learn Italian, take surfing lessons, run a half-marathon, and go to ballet class. I'd also like to take up sewing and cooking (for real — cooking. I'm considering it).

6. You actually get out of the house. It's hard to motivate for a party when you're sitting on the couch in your sweats, cuddling with your BF. It might also be hard to get him to care about your friends. Or vice versa. But being single makes your social life less complicated in a way. You're more open-minded about going out.

7. You can travel. Now's the time to explore. You may not have the freedom later. Call up a friend and start packing!

8. Loneliness hurts less. Feeling lonely when you're in a relationship is much worse than feeling lonely when you're single. And yes, married people do feel lonely at times (e.g. when he's taking you for granted or going into his man cave).

Now. Turn off the TV. Spend some time with the person you've known the longest (yes, you). You should want to get to know this person. You should like him or her, otherwise who else will? (But don't love yourself so much that people can't stand you, ha ha.)

Joydick

2010-03-17T19:53:00.001-04:00

Wait, a system that lets you control video games with your penis? Why not?. At first this may appear to be a joke but, well, full instructions and how-tos on making your own after the jump.

ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK!

2010-03-14T23:37:00.002-04:00

I'm so freaking excited about this game!!!

PLAY IT HERE!

My goodness! Look at these cute robots!

2010-03-11T11:52:00.002-05:00

2010-03-09T01:36:00.001-05:00

New York! yaya!

2010-03-03T13:48:00.000-05:00

Tiffany and I went to NY this weekend for her bday. We had an awesome time! I think I need to make this a monthly thing or better yet....I need to move there LOL! I only stay in one place for about 2 years so...yeah...I'm due for a move next year.

We make this whole "work" situation fun. :)

2010-02-26T03:08:00.002-05:00

Wouldn't you like it if someone left you cute little pictures on your desk everyday?! Well, it's all I have to look forward to. Everyday I exchange little pictures with Tim (I've never met or seen Tim), who sits at my desk during the day. I'm glad I share a desk with someone who is also a 9 year old stuck in a twenty-somethings body. Here are a few of our post-its that make me giggle.

Peep Show

2010-02-26T02:26:00.001-05:00

I've officially met the love of my life....Mr. Jez (Jeremy)

This is my new favorite show.

You know what never gets old? Ludacris.

2010-02-20T00:43:00.003-05:00

This is my new daily beat. hahahaa

I. love. this. man.

A creepy/bizzare montage of a guy that dresses up as animals and does weird poses

2010-02-18T02:32:00.000-05:00

Random people are the best source for entertainment.

2010-02-17T03:00:00.000-05:00

So, I'm walking to my car after class and I overhear two people behind me talking.....

Guy, "Would you like to get lunch sometime?"

Lady, "No"

Guy, "You don't think getting lunch sounds nice?"

Lady, "No, I don't want a disease."

I couldn't help but to turn around and laugh. This girl was utterly repulsed by this guy and I'm sure me laughing at him didn't help the situation any.

Made my night.

I should have told him to take off that stupid pinstriped hat that he probably thought he looked sooo awesome and stylish in...and to stop being a raging douche.

Could you be this boring...I mean dedicated?

2010-02-15T17:45:00.006-05:00

One Is the Loveliest Color

Commitment? Art project? OCD? Five New Yorkers who wear only one color all day, every day (and it's not black).

Valeria “ValBlu” McCulloch (Blue)

Rebecca Turbow (Gray)

Karim Rashid (White/Pink)

Elizabeth Sweetheart (Green)

Stephin Merritt (Brown)

This is so weird to me! However, I'm obsessed with things that have tons of color or that's rainbow. Is that similar to being obsessed with just one color? These guys are a little more extreme than I could ever be. I mean, EVERYDAY SAME COLOR? Ugh...how boring.

Full Article

I got flowers today!

2010-02-14T12:43:00.001-05:00

~This really made my day!~

~Aren't they pretty??~

A Town Called Panic (Panique au village)

2010-02-14T01:54:00.004-05:00

This was such a clever little movie.
If you have ADD you'll love it! haha!

Hilarious and frequently surreal, this stop-motion extravaganza has endless charms and raucous laughs. Based on the Belgian animated cult TV series, A Town Called Panic stars three plastic toys named Cowboy, Indian and Horse, who share a house in a rural town that never fails to attract the weirdest events. Cowboy and Indian’s plan to give Horse a homemade barbecue backfires when they accidentally order 50 million bricks. Whoops! This sets off a perilously wacky chain of events as the trio travel to the center of the earth, trek across frozen tundra and discover a parallel underwater universe of pointy-headed (and dishonest!) creatures. With panic a permanent feature of life in this papier-mâché burg, will Horse and his equine paramour—flame-tressed piano teacher Madame Longray—ever find a quiet moment alone? A non-stop whirlwind of inspired silliness that will leave you smiling.

Happy Valentine's Day

2010-02-14T00:01:00.005-05:00

~Kissy~Kissy~Kissy~

Love,

Your Favorite Valerie

The only way I'm taking a sickle suckle of your peter piper pickle is if it's PURE chocolate!

2010-02-11T19:52:00.000-05:00

Sexual Chocolate: Testing The Clone-A-Willy Kit

http://jezebel.com/362047/sexual-chocolate-testing-the-clone+a+willy-kit

Looking at the finished results of this kit just reminded me that boners are sooooo weird and gross. They do great things (30% of the time lol) but I don't want to look at them.

The 7 Somewhat United States of Facebook

2010-02-09T16:25:00.003-05:00

Peter Warden, a former Apple engineer, likes to analyze data — so much so that he started scraping public profiles and photos from hundreds of millions of Facebook accounts about a year ago, and now has data collected from more than 200 million around the world. He wrote a fascinating post recently on his personal blog about what that data shows about how interconnected (or disconnected) users in the various American states are. The graph below is reprinted from that post.

In a nutshell, Warden’s data analysis showed that Facebook users in the U.S. can be roughly segmented into seven regions, which he named facetiously:

Stayathomia: This belt’s defining feature is how near most people are to their friends, implying they don’t move far.
Dixie: Like Stayathomia, Dixie towns tend to have links mostly to other nearby cities rather than spanning the country.
Greater Texas: Unlike Stayathomia, there’s a definite central city to this cluster, otherwise most towns just connect to their immediate neighbors.
Mormonia: The only region that’s completely surrounded by another cluster, Mormonia mostly consists of Utah towns that are highly connected to each other, with an offshoot in Eastern Idaho.
Nomadic West: The defining feature of this area is how likely even small towns are to be strongly connected to distant cities; it looks like the inhabitants have done a lot of moving around the county.
Socalistan: LA is definitely the center of gravity for this cluster. Almost everywhere in California and Nevada has links to both LA and SF, but LA is usually first.
Pacifica: Tightly connected to each other, it doesn’t look like Washingtonians are big travelers compared to the rest of the West, even though a lot of them claim to need a vacation.

Guy Posts His Sister’s Dick Sucking List To Facebook… And Tags All The Guys

2010-02-09T15:21:00.001-05:00

This is seriously the funniest thing I've ever seen!!! ~Thanks Alex!!~

A girl named Katie found a twelve-pack of beer in her teenage brother’s room and ratted him out to their parents. This is not news in any way, but what young Chris, the brother, did in retaliation after being grounded for three months is funny as hell… and so, so wrong…

Not only did he rummage through Katie’s things and find her “hookup list” (aka “blow-jobs-to-hand-out list”), but he published it on his Facebook page…
…and tagged all of the intended recipients.

"Russell - He ate me out. Awesome!"
"Brian - Only kiss. If he cuts his hair I might give him a blow job"

Click here to read the rest!

No one makes my heart smile more than my sexy sea biscuit!

2010-02-09T15:08:00.003-05:00

The Verve Pipe: A Family Album (Sayyyy Whhhhaaa?)

2010-02-09T10:44:00.001-05:00

So apparently The Verve Pipe sings children's songs now.

Cereal....I love my CEEEEREEEAAAL.

What a heartbreaking day.

http://www.thevervepipe.com/family/

DC Cab

2010-02-08T21:38:00.001-05:00

For those of you that don't know, I'm unnaturally obsessed with 80's movies. This does NOT beat The Breakfast Club but it is one of my new favorites! I have so many new quotes now!

"Albert don't have no political convictions. He's an American!"

Haha! Greatness!

Nebraska is calling...but I still don't answer.

2010-02-08T13:00:00.001-05:00

As I wait for a friend to attempt to get here through all the snow, I decide to play 4 differences. Randomly, this picture shows up. If this isn't a sign that I should probably go home soon, I don't know what is. This reminds me of a quote that I had on my wipe board a while back (yes, I have a wipe board that I write quotes on in my room lol). "When you live your life with the appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities."

~Really, I just miss Wade. The End.~

Adams Morgan: The Movie

2010-02-08T12:44:00.000-05:00

I never thought they would make an ADAMS MORGAN--THE MOVIE! haha! I look forward to seeing this!

Adams Morgan: The Movie is a romantic comedy that takes place over the course of Halloween Weekend in Adams Morgan. The story follows the actions of three couples: Richard and Shelby, who are a happily married but somewhat bored couple; Tonya and Lance, who are breaking up after nine months of dating; and John and Audrey, who are going out on their first official date after having intimate relations at a party the previous evening. The story is character based and dialogue driven, with each of the main characters, their friends and the quirky inhabitants of Adams Morgan, offering their opinions and commentary on relationships between the sexes.

Adams Morgan: The Movie

BYT Interview

Oh T Pain! HAHA!

2010-02-08T09:38:00.000-05:00

People you never thought you'd be thankful for.

2010-02-07T19:26:00.001-05:00

About four months ago someone wrote me an email that completely changed my way of thinking. I disliked this "stranger" for all the wrong reasons yet she helped me move forward from one of the most depressing situations of my life. Funny how life works out ay?

~Thank you! Because of you the way I feel these days can best be described in the picture below.~

Rainbow Pancakes?!! aaaamazing :)

2010-02-07T13:56:00.001-05:00

A short love story :)

2010-01-02T19:45:00.000-05:00

A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

2009-12-30T21:32:00.002-05:00

Roller Coaster Junkie

2009-12-30T20:39:00.003-05:00

Time Lapses Are Cool. Tilt-Shift Time Lapses Are Even Cooler

2009-12-30T19:35:00.004-05:00

Metal Heart from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Uncle Nintendo

2009-12-30T19:02:00.003-05:00

Pumpkin dances always make me smile.

2009-12-28T20:56:00.002-05:00

Valerie's Candy Mountain

Terbear and I made chocolate rainbow cupcakes!!

Why? What does this even mean?

THE FIRST FAIRY DOOR OF LEEDS!

A Rubik’s Cube Cake?

Want!

Quito, Ecuador!!

The Bridges of Madison County

Canada was Valerie.

Day at the park with my brother :D

Wal-Mart and Booty.

Shoes

Jealous.

My new purse.

I miss Loftstel and my Loftsties :(

Oh Miss Peach

I'd like a robot baby but I'll wait until they're cuter.

I *heart* McCasserole

Crapture

Just my style

It's official. Cat lady. Internet told me so. Must be true.

I'd like to see the colon of a man who eats chocolate covered bacon.

Ten Inconvenient Truths About Love - LEIGH PRETNAR COUSINS, MS

10 Things to Do with Mac 'n' Cheese Before You Die

Take a step back.

Why don't I have a vulva pendant?

Beautiful Dance Moves

the moist maker: a dance of seduction

Real Problems

What your phone says about you!

Cat Burglar

Amazing 80's costumes.

Message to the Tea Party - What took you so long to get angry?

D.A.R.E.: Ripping Families Apart Since 1983

Oral sex cancer risk to be tackled by documentary

Europe: Stereotypically Uncut

General Stereotype

Europe According to Russia

Europe According to France

Europe According to Germany

Europe According to Italy

Europe According to Bulgaria

Europe According to Britain

Europe According to USA

Europe According to Gay Men

Europe According to Poland

Italy According to Posh Italians

Cyprus Swimming in the Sea at Night

Poor Ed.

"If you want the rainbow, you have to tolerate the rain."

FRIDAY! YAY!

Before Rainbow was Rainbow.

My famous muffin story.

Foot Locker Spank.

U900 -Diamond Head

Nebraska keeps calling....and this time, sadly, I answered.

Poetry by Matatat.

Strong wittle baby!

WHOA!

Beauty Kits for Little Girls

I can't even begin to describe how weird these videos are...I love it.

PACMAN!

Happy EASTER time!!

I'm Alan Partridge

Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds

Fagget Fairys - Feed The Horse

Blinded by the light?

Little people slave farm!!! ahhhhh!!

‘LITTLE PEOPLE’S KINGDOM’: DWARF THEME PARK IN CHINA DRAWS CRITICISM

8 Reasons to Enjoy Your Single Status

Joydick

ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK!

My goodness! Look at these cute robots!

New York! yaya!

We make this whole "work" situation fun. :)

Peep Show

You know what never gets old? Ludacris.

A creepy/bizzare montage of a guy that dresses up as animals and does weird poses

Random people are the best source for entertainment.

Could you be this boring...I mean dedicated?

I heart McCasserole