My quest has officially begun. No Taco Bell will go….unturned?….uncovered?…..un….I’m not really sure what word applies here, but suffice it to say I’ll be visting a lot of Taco Bells in the next year, and so will Captain Thoughtful because he is very supportive of this quest and also has a giant appetite. Last weekend [...]
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The Great Chili Cheese Burrito Quest
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Humor, Life, tagged attempts at the extraordinary, food, Humor, Life on May 24, 2012 | 18 Comments »
My New New Year’s Resolutions
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Humor, Life, tagged Humor, Life, new years resolutions on January 4, 2012 | 46 Comments »
Since I officially ended my Year In Books because, you know, the New Year started, and it was a roaring success of a resolution, I decided I needed some new New Year’s resolutions, because I’m resolved like that. So, without further ado and comma splicing, I give you my 2012 New Year’s resolutions. (Please try and [...]
Everything Is Haunted!
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Humor, Life, tagged attempts at the extraordinary, Entertainment, ghosts, Humor, Life, television on March 31, 2011 | 25 Comments »
Maybe some of you nay-sayers think today’s blog title was a scare tactic. It wasn’t. EVERYTHING IS HAUNTED! At least, it feels that way to me. And sure, maybe two weekends in a row of Ghost Adventure marathons was too much. And sure, maybe it’s made me a lot more suspicious of strange noises and [...]
Ghosts V. Hotel Renovations
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Family, Historical Oddities, Humor, tagged attempts at the extraordinary, family, ghosts, haunting, historical oddities, Humor on December 14, 2010 | 26 Comments »
So last weekend I went to Dallas to visit my sister and we spent the night in a hotel. Not just any hotel- an historic hotel. Which are my favorite kinds of hotels because they are usually haunted or at least have a grisly history of murders, suicides, and murder suicides. The hotel we stayed [...]
Things I Would Do If I Were Stuck In An Elevator
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Humor, Life, Random, tagged attempts at the extraordinary, Humor, Life, random on November 5, 2010 | 18 Comments »
My company moved offices last week. Our old building had elevators that were covered in mirrors that made you look really fat. They hurt my self-esteem on a daily basis. So, I was pretty excited to see the elevators at the new office were not mirrored. Well, I was excited about them until I got [...]
Thanks America. At Least I Will Finish My Book.
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Declarations, Humor, Life, tagged attempts at the extraordinary, declarations, Humor, Life, NaNoWriMo, politics, writing on November 3, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Dear America, You hurt me yesterday. You hurt me real bad. You didn’t kill me but I definitely have a limp today. I’m not mad though. Well, yeah, actually I am mad, but I am channeling my frustration into my NaNoWriMo project. I’m writing a book that I’m pretty sure will make a lot of [...]
The BBC Is Trying To Kill Me
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Blogging, Life, tagged aliens, attempts at the extraordinary, BBC, blogging, Entertainment, funny, Humor, journalism, Life on September 20, 2010 | 8 Comments »
This was the headline that greeted me Friday morning. My heart literally stopped. It just froze in my chest. I had to stick my finger in an electrical socket to re-start it. Aliens??? My worst fears realized. And they cost the EU billions??? Gasp. Shudder. Scream. How could this be happening? Why haven’t I heard [...]
Do You Ever Want to Hug Strangers? I Do.
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, Life, Love, tagged attempts at the extraordinary, care bears, hugs, Humor, kindness, Life, Love, strangers, world peace on August 13, 2010 | 32 Comments »
I really do want to hug strangers sometimes. Like when I see someone walking by themselves without a smile, I just want to hug them. They probably need a hug. Or if I notice someone being really mean to someone else I just want to grab them both into a big hug and just let [...]
I Am An 8 Year Old
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, tagged children, dreams, extraordinary conversations, Humor, imagination, kids, Life, reality on July 30, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The following is a real conversation I had with an 8 year old today. 8 year old: I wonder if that was a dream or if it happened? Girl on the Contrary: When what happened? 8 year old: When the thing happened that I’m not sure happened because it might have been a dream. Girl [...]
Thursdays with Grammy
Posted in Attempts at the Extraordinary, tagged duet, emotions, Grammy, Love, memories, music, piano lessons, regret, thursdays on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I was little, I took piano lessons. For three years I dutifully spent half an hour every week at a lesson with one of the best pianists in my city. I also spent countless hours attempting to perfect what I learned in my lessons. I got pretty good for a ten year old, not [...]
