last night and I saw this video and it reminded me that I said something about posting about my favorite music....I forgot...sorry, got distracted with Halloween.
Not only is Bob Mould one of my favorite musicians/songwriters ever, but the CD this comes from "Workbook" is definitely in my top 10 favorites.
I have to say that only Kate Bush, Tom Waits and Bob Mould (all his incarnations) can do no wrong in my eyes (ears). Everything they do is genius. You might have another opinion, but you would be wrong :D
As proof, here is more awesomeness from his now defunct band Sugar.....see I told you he is a genius.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Crazy comes in all kinds of flavors
Having this yard up for 12+ years, you can bet we have talked to all kinds of people.
Nice, rude, drunk, obnoxious, stupid, grateful, stalker-but-really-nice people.....and they are fine, 99% of the people that come by are lovely. Really.....except for the occasional "crazy"
And crazy comes in all kinds of flavors.
There is christian crazy - probably the most popular, followed by crazy pagan, crazy ghost hunter, and lastly "my kid deserves to get by the fence" crazy.
Now I am not saying that any or all of those people are crazy....they are fine. I love hearing people tell me what they are doing with their church group, or how you celebrate Samhain...and I do love ghost stories, could listen to them all day.....and you can always ask if we will let you back in the yard.....asking is good, never know, maybe that sign is just a "test" to see if you will ask.....could happen.
Anyway....all that is good. Fine, fine...no worries.
But then every once in a while the universe throws out a "crazy"
The lady that asked us to close the haunt is not "crazy" no, crazy is when you walk up to me and ask me about my religious beliefs to be sure that I am not decorating for satan. - Really, you should shake my hand and ask my name before you start interrogating me....and at that point, my "crazy" comes out and I have to go find husband or I kick into that.....hum, what can I say that will be equally offensive? I have to not talk at this point. It is never ever good when that mean frog queen switch flips on. Never.
Or the pagan that comes running at me - literally I thought I was going to have to step aside because she was trying to tackle me! "I hear you so this because you are a pagan!! (grabbing both of my sholders) What a great way to celebrate the holiday....I think we should get a group of us (pagans) together and have an event here."
You do....wow, I don't ..... :D
And, please let go of my sholders now.....
Same crazy as the christian, just different flavor and the same switch flips on, and I have to find husband.....seriously people, manners.
Walk slowly or normally, extend your hand and say "Hi, I am "crazy persons name goes here", can I ask you a few questions?"
You will get a lot farther with that, crazy or not, trust me.
And the crazy ghost hunters. Ah, I do love them. They make me laugh until they start to annoy the crap out of me. Seriously, don't ask me if the ghosts in the yard are real....you should know better than me. :D
I always say...."no, real ghosts are too unreliable and those seances take a lot out of a girl....and really....are you blind!?" See I told you that when the mean frog queen switch clicks on I must remove myself from society....it is safer for everyone. :D
And I do love hearing about your ghost stories ......at least the first 10 or so ....after that, I start to lose the will to live and that is when my phone starts ringing (I have it on vibrate, that is why you did not hear it....yeah, that is the story I am sticking to!) and I have to go.
And asking me if I believe in ghosts is just like asking my religious beliefs.....not something I am going to answer in a crowd of people....mass debate is not one of my strong suits. And I have been alive long enough to know that someone will be offended by what ever answer I give.
Not that I do not want to talk to any of you. Really, I don't mind. But as you can see....there is a huge frickin' Halloween display over my shoulder....I might be a bit busy. Leave me a comment card and we can chat and share pictures after Halloween....
....and by the way....NO amount of begging is going to convince me to let you or your children/sister/brother/mother/father/dog/cat/goldfish/tarantula (that is for you Dan, just in case you were thinking of bringing them) on the property. You are not getting behind the fence.
Now that I think about it....a big wad of cash might work (we are talking 20s - no ones).....yeah, I think I would bend the rules for that one :D
Other than those people the rest of you that visit the yard are fantastic!!! We loves you!!!!!
Nice, rude, drunk, obnoxious, stupid, grateful, stalker-but-really-nice people.....and they are fine, 99% of the people that come by are lovely. Really.....except for the occasional "crazy"
And crazy comes in all kinds of flavors.
There is christian crazy - probably the most popular, followed by crazy pagan, crazy ghost hunter, and lastly "my kid deserves to get by the fence" crazy.
Now I am not saying that any or all of those people are crazy....they are fine. I love hearing people tell me what they are doing with their church group, or how you celebrate Samhain...and I do love ghost stories, could listen to them all day.....and you can always ask if we will let you back in the yard.....asking is good, never know, maybe that sign is just a "test" to see if you will ask.....could happen.
Anyway....all that is good. Fine, fine...no worries.
But then every once in a while the universe throws out a "crazy"
The lady that asked us to close the haunt is not "crazy" no, crazy is when you walk up to me and ask me about my religious beliefs to be sure that I am not decorating for satan. - Really, you should shake my hand and ask my name before you start interrogating me....and at that point, my "crazy" comes out and I have to go find husband or I kick into that.....hum, what can I say that will be equally offensive? I have to not talk at this point. It is never ever good when that mean frog queen switch flips on. Never.
Or the pagan that comes running at me - literally I thought I was going to have to step aside because she was trying to tackle me! "I hear you so this because you are a pagan!! (grabbing both of my sholders) What a great way to celebrate the holiday....I think we should get a group of us (pagans) together and have an event here."
You do....wow, I don't ..... :D
And, please let go of my sholders now.....
Same crazy as the christian, just different flavor and the same switch flips on, and I have to find husband.....seriously people, manners.
Walk slowly or normally, extend your hand and say "Hi, I am "crazy persons name goes here", can I ask you a few questions?"
You will get a lot farther with that, crazy or not, trust me.
And the crazy ghost hunters. Ah, I do love them. They make me laugh until they start to annoy the crap out of me. Seriously, don't ask me if the ghosts in the yard are real....you should know better than me. :D
I always say...."no, real ghosts are too unreliable and those seances take a lot out of a girl....and really....are you blind!?" See I told you that when the mean frog queen switch clicks on I must remove myself from society....it is safer for everyone. :D
And I do love hearing about your ghost stories ......at least the first 10 or so ....after that, I start to lose the will to live and that is when my phone starts ringing (I have it on vibrate, that is why you did not hear it....yeah, that is the story I am sticking to!) and I have to go.
And asking me if I believe in ghosts is just like asking my religious beliefs.....not something I am going to answer in a crowd of people....mass debate is not one of my strong suits. And I have been alive long enough to know that someone will be offended by what ever answer I give.
Not that I do not want to talk to any of you. Really, I don't mind. But as you can see....there is a huge frickin' Halloween display over my shoulder....I might be a bit busy. Leave me a comment card and we can chat and share pictures after Halloween....
....and by the way....NO amount of begging is going to convince me to let you or your children/sister/brother/mother/father/dog/cat/goldfish/tarantula (that is for you Dan, just in case you were thinking of bringing them) on the property. You are not getting behind the fence.
Now that I think about it....a big wad of cash might work (we are talking 20s - no ones).....yeah, I think I would bend the rules for that one :D
Other than those people the rest of you that visit the yard are fantastic!!! We loves you!!!!!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
I did not completely forget
about this blog....well, I guess I did kinda.
But I read this on my good friends blog at Me Smash and thought it might be a bit off topic for the Frog on the Pumpkin....but here....yes, it works just fine.
Thanks my friend. And yes, or course, I will get right on that sarcasm font. :D
Not the top 10 pickup lines, but still funny
1. Part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
(Ah, Mr. Davis, will you clear my computer history if I die?)
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
(Mrs. Davis, can you get right on this one? I could really use it.)
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
(Seriously.)
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
(Lamest one.)
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
(ugh)
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
(Apparently the may also make for entertaining obituaries.)
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection…again.
13. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.
(This really freaks me out.)
14. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
(I’ve also labeled them “Do Not Answer”, “Do Not Answer 2″ and so on.)
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
17. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?
20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
22. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!
24. The first testicular guard, the “Cup,” was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
But I read this on my good friends blog at Me Smash and thought it might be a bit off topic for the Frog on the Pumpkin....but here....yes, it works just fine.
Thanks my friend. And yes, or course, I will get right on that sarcasm font. :D
Not the top 10 pickup lines, but still funny
1. Part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
(Ah, Mr. Davis, will you clear my computer history if I die?)
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
(Mrs. Davis, can you get right on this one? I could really use it.)
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
(Seriously.)
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
(Lamest one.)
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
(ugh)
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
(Apparently the may also make for entertaining obituaries.)
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection…again.
13. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.
(This really freaks me out.)
14. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
(I’ve also labeled them “Do Not Answer”, “Do Not Answer 2″ and so on.)
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
17. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?
20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
22. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!
24. The first testicular guard, the “Cup,” was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
Friday, September 24, 2010
I have missed a few
Friday music posts.....I knew that would happen.
But I am back. Today I will talk about one of my favorite CDs. Does not happen often that I love an entire CD and can listen to it from start to finish without wanting to skip a song or in my head say "not really loving that song."
So on that very short list is an album by a group that has been called acoustic goth music. Fair enough. This one speaks to my dark side but in a more mature voice. Does not seem as whinny as some goth music....sorry, not meaning to offend. But sometimes..... :D
I have all of Human Dramas work. But this one CD "The World Inside" is one of my very favorite CDs. Especially when I am working on something creative or if I just want to sit and listen for a while. It is perfect with a glass or two of Cabernet or Syrah :)
Here is a live version of "This Tangled Web"
But I am back. Today I will talk about one of my favorite CDs. Does not happen often that I love an entire CD and can listen to it from start to finish without wanting to skip a song or in my head say "not really loving that song."
So on that very short list is an album by a group that has been called acoustic goth music. Fair enough. This one speaks to my dark side but in a more mature voice. Does not seem as whinny as some goth music....sorry, not meaning to offend. But sometimes..... :D
I have all of Human Dramas work. But this one CD "The World Inside" is one of my very favorite CDs. Especially when I am working on something creative or if I just want to sit and listen for a while. It is perfect with a glass or two of Cabernet or Syrah :)
Here is a live version of "This Tangled Web"
Thursday, September 23, 2010
It was quite an adventure
getting it delivered at 10pm on the Thursday before Labor Day....we have one small casualty, our fence got bent up by the delivery truck :(
.....and I think our neighbors were none too happy with use trying to back a big truck into our driveway - Nice Christmas presents are in order for all the neighbors this year :D
Be careful what you wish for.....or just be really, really specific :)
.....and I think our neighbors were none too happy with use trying to back a big truck into our driveway - Nice Christmas presents are in order for all the neighbors this year :D
Be careful what you wish for.....or just be really, really specific :)
Just to prove how much I care
I did forgo a Megadeath, Testament and Slayer show to finish up the foam for this project.
Matt and his brothers (one that is not in the picture actually took the photo) did and had a great time.
Shocked? LOL! The Frog Queen loves her some Slayer!!! Yeah, don't ever put my iPod on random....it will make your head explode :D
Matt and his brothers (one that is not in the picture actually took the photo) did and had a great time.
Shocked? LOL! The Frog Queen loves her some Slayer!!! Yeah, don't ever put my iPod on random....it will make your head explode :D
Friday, September 17, 2010
Even though I am
vegetarian and do drink soy milk. I found this LOLcat really funny.
Just seems like something a cat would say :)
Hum, I don't hear you laughing.......oh well....
Humor me, okay?
:D
Just seems like something a cat would say :)
Humor me, okay?
:D
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