Happy Birthday to Me

So Wednesday is my birthday (and my niece's pictured here), and I am excited. I also don't know what to do. It's not a milestone birthday, so it's not like I can have a huge party and get gag gifts or something. It's kind of an insignificant age. I know for sure I am going to go out to dinner with my brother, and my sister and her family (yeah Kyla we're going to dinner in case you were wondering) probably to Caraba's because I've been craving Italian food lately, and last year we went Thai. So, if you have any suggestions on what I should do please leave a comment, or a birthday wish, and shower me with presents (cuz that's my favorite part!).

The Curious World of the Internet

Today I just realized that I am becoming something that I never wanted to become . . . . addicted to on-line games. I know, sad huh?! I was having a conversation with a friend on Facebook, and we were talking about how nice Facebook is to keep in touch with friends, and I mentioned how recently I've made friends with people from all over the world because of [gulp] games. Yes I am ashamed. I have joined the on-line game community, and I don't know where it will end. So far I haven't given any money to this world, and I don't intend to, the only thing they are going to get from me is my time . . . which eventually leads to money. OH NO! What have I gotten myself into?! It's a vicious cycle. It's a vortex of evil continually spiraling down to the burning pits below- the earth's core of course, which is as hot as the sun's surface (according to Wikipedia, the source of all truth and knowledge). See! Look! The sun is in the earth's core.*
This fact causes me to wonder, how far into the earth's crust have we dug? Have we dug far enough to end up in China, or Antarctica? Antarctica would be cool! I wouldn't mind meeting the penguins, it's the leopard seals I'm afraid of . . . they're vicious.
The world is full of curiosities--penguins, the sun at the center of the earth**-- all of which can be explored from the safety of our homes, on the internet. Thank goodness we have the world at the reach of our fingertips (and wire connection to the wall). My brain hurts, I think I will escape in the depths of the world wide web, and play a game.

* Photo courtesy of: http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/assets/images/2003/May-09-2003/Earth_cutaway.jpg
** I know that the sun is not inside the earth. That was just for dramatic effect--hope I didn't pop your imaginary balloon.

What Does Ipso Fatso Mean?

I've recently been watching the show Kath & Kim, and it is hilarious! The show comes on between My Name is Earl and The Office on Thursday nights, two of the funniest shows on tv right now. I can't help but laugh at the clueless mother-daughter duo. What makes the show so funny is the malapropisms (wrong use of a word that sounds similar) like ipso fatso and cashmire throws (ipso facto and cashmere) trying to sound sophisticated, but only come off sounding chichi (attempting stylish elegance, but ends up being affectedly trendy. If you pronounce it she-she, then you sound French and really posh). I am truly dumbfounded at what they say, and I am left thinking about what they really meant to say. The funny thing is they believe that they are saying the right word. They are a step above Camdentrash--Joy, Earl, Darnell, and Randy from Earl--but still not classy. Here is a short clip from the episode "Competition" which guest-starred Ron White (he's not in the clip) from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with Jeff Foxworthy, from that description alone you can see how 93308* it gets.



You can watch the full episode on hulu.com.

*93308 is a reference that only a Bakersfielder would get, we call them 'o8ers' for short. I love people from that zip code.