Book Reivew Hiaku: Sleeping Arrangements

Book Review Haiku: Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham

Helping a sista out!

One of my favorite peeps and fellow blogger LizzieBeth over at Lizzie in Progress just got hitched! Hooray. Let me tell you, this is one crafty craftsman and came up with nifty ideas for her ceremony. And the best part, she is now selling them to brides-to-be like YOU!

You can check out her wares at this site.  So, what is it that she is selling:

Picture Frames (a ton of them, too)

A really sweet homemade (kudos Lizzie! it came out amazing) parasol that she used in her photos:

Some unused unmentionables:

And there are some other really killer (and I would assume useful) things on her for sale page. So if you are getting married andwant that DIY look with no effort on your part, help a sista out!

Happy purchasing and best wishes on your future nuptials!!

Your Daily Barista

Book Review Hiaku: The Lost Symbol

Book Review Haiku: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Same shit different book

'these symbols mean something'

So over Dan Brown 

I would totally pass on The Lost Symbol, but hey, different strokes for different folks right?  If I was going to recommend a Dan Brown book, I would go for Angels & Demons. It's a far more entertaining plot. Art, dead pope, science. And the science aspect really aids in the plot of the book. In the Lost Symbol it kinda is just there. It doesn't add to the story and it is very distracting.

 

3 Faves of the Week

TV University

 

Stumbling the other day I found the greatest blog post: TV University Faculty by 4 Dudes. That got me thinking, "What would I major in at TV University? A study of all things awesome of course!"

In case you were wondering:

ParaPsycology with Mulder and Scully
Automotive Engineering with Jeremy Clarkson
Astronautical Engineering with Scotty
Marketing with Don Draper
Public Speaking with Billy Mays
Practical Business Management with "Great" Scott
Graphic Arts with Sal Romano
African American History with Franklin (I guess G.O.B. is the Teacher's Assistant)
Women Studies with Hank Moody

Do You Remember the Time?

I happened to be on Facebook a while back and a friend of mine posted a link to a Blog called "I'm Remembering!."

I took one look at this site and fell in love. One the first page there is a screen shot of my favorite 80s movie ever, Just One of the Guys!!  I am crazy for 80s/90s nostalgia and this site has it all.  Scrolling through all the pages makes me long to go through our family photo albums and relive some amazing childhood memories.

Drunk History

Funny or Die has an great episodic series called Drunk History. Concept is simple, tell a factual story while drunk. I know deep down we all have been in this situation. The drunker you get the more you feel a need to impress upon others your wealth of knowledge. The only difference, you don't have celebrities doing the reenactments.  Here is one of my favorites, but you can check out the rest on their site.

Drunk History Vol. 5 w/ Will Ferrell, Don Cheadle & Zooey Deschanel from Will Ferrell

and on a side note: 

My new favorite drink, a hard Arnold Palmer (that's what she said!)

 Hey there sailor!

They are hard to find but funnily enough, the best one I ever head was at Mexican restaurant in South Jersey. According to the all knowing Wikipedia, a hard Arnold Palmer is known as a John Daly. It's easy: lemonade, ice tea, and vodka. I did see on one site that it is best with Limon vodka.

YDB's Amish Adventure

This past Sunday The Captain and I decided to take an adventure. Here is our tale, as told through Facebook and Twitter updates... 

"look out Amish! [YDB] is coming and she's bringing zippers with her!." 11:18 AM Jul 11th via txt

"In this day of home computers and space travel, the Amish eschew zippers as decadent, electricity as unnecessary and flush toilets as wasteful. They forgo the automobile in favor of sleek trotters and canvas-topped carriages of hickory wood."  Read more

"first adventure stop: marsh creek state park." 12:13 PM Jul 11th via txt 

"so far 1 of little chris' presents. haha. i wish they still had the rusty playland of my youth." - facbook via text

I totally ganked him a few of the these awesome McDonald's Bibs from the Mickey D's in Blue Ball, PA. I am sure I could have got them at a Mac Donald's around here but they are never out to just take. I always feel funny asking since I never have a kid with me.  Along with the bibs he's getting some crappy toy from my Happy Meal. McDonald's really needs to step it up in the free toy department.

As for the dangerous Playland of my youth:

Breathe it in. The Big Mac Jail that I used to be afraid I wouldn't be able to climb down from. The Grimace shake thingie that never quite shook that well. If you remember these rusty marvels check out an amazing article from RetroJunk!

"just took a pic of an Amish guys cow. do u think i stole its soul? i figured it was cool cause the dude waved." 12:47 PM Jul 11th via txt

"Oh Amos, this bitch just stole my muthafuckin soul."

Old Order Amish and Mennonites forbid photography of their people, and their objection is based on the second commandment..." Read more interesting facts about the Amish.

 
"The Captain has apparently found the ghetto of Lancaster. who knew?" 2:10 PM Jul 11th via txt

"leaving strasburg, now on our way to bird in hand by way of intercourse." 3:26 PM Jul 11th via txt 

Yes, PA outsiders...these towns really do exist

 

 

Note that they changed the town's name to Intercourse. WTF Amish. I wonder if they get the joke. I bet that there isn't much intercourse happening in Intercourse. Thoughts?

 Not as funny as Intercourse but Bird-in-Hand is yet another example of the dirty minds of the Amish. Shame on you Malachi shame on you.

 Blue Ball is lame and does not have a logo (I am smelling potential client!!) Get on the ball Blue Ball!

"Amish puppies!! i would name them Jedediah and Malachi" 3:47 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"looking for the intercourse brewing company. no add on site. going by label. a silo b/w 2 bushes. use ur imagination." 3:48 PM Jul 11th via txt  

I know what you are thinking Beer... and the Amish. Yeah I know who would have put the two together. They are not exactly peas and carrots.  But, yes my friends, Intercourse Paradise Pale Ale is my new favorite beer. The Captain and I attacked their booth at the Beer Festival we went to a few years back and have been on the hunt for it ever since. It's not readily available in our area but I am thinking a Blue Anchor Adventure for beer next time.

Unfortunately we couldn't find the brewery in our Amish travels. My mom had an interesting point "Perhaps it is brewed by renegade Amish guys out of the family farm. They don't want to be found out so they don't advertise in the area?" I think you maybe on to something there lady...good thinking.


Whatever the case maybe, the bottom line is I totally want to have Intercourse in my home. And I want all my friends to have Intercourse in my home as well. So please Intercourse, please distribute in Philadelphia! My dry spell has lasted far too long.

Give Intercourse some love by following them on Twitter.
Do it for the logo alone! Look carefully.

"remember EAGLE 106.1? i think it still lives on in Lancaster. "mr. vain," anyone?" 3:57 PM Jul 11th via txt  

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Yeah you know you remember its Top 40 greatness.  Then it turned to all Jazz and people stopped listening. Relive it with me:

  
"i love dutch wonderland! i totally want to go now! but if i don't have a kid, i will look like pedophile." 4:00 PM Jul 11th via txt

"again. lost in the ghettos of Lancaster." 4:15 PM Jul 11th via txt 

"decided to blow off bird in hand. heading to Maryland coast...its a full on adventure" 4:36 PM Jul 11th via txt

"wtf pa! where the hell are we?" 5:53 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"weather is beautiful again. roof is back down. heading towards home finally." 5:54 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"lessons learned: adventuring is far more fun on Saturday, shits open. 2) should've went to dutch wonderland." 5:56 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"now on to a place for BBQ - Carly wants some ribs." 5:57 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"strike that! we did make it to Maryland! crabs instead tonight!" 5:59 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"looking at the strasburg railroad i realized i could've bought lil biff a conductors hat. unkie fantastic didn't want to stop" 6:09 PM Jul 11th via txt

"bugaboo creek - the Canadian TGIF Fridays? i think yes, yes." about 24 hours ago via txt   

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"Would you like to hear aboot our specials."

"So you liked your steak, eh?"

Nah, they didn't say that. But it would have been so great if they had.

"it never fails. i get more burned while driving with the roof down, then I do on the beach." - - facbook via text

Happy and Safe travels this summer,
YDB

 

 

009: That's What She Said

Watching Sesame Street with my nephew. During Abby Cadabby's Fairy School, the teacher yelled:

"You better stop rubbing that Abby"

That's what she said!

YDB

OH. MY. GOD!

I  don't think I could wait until November to see this! This looks utterly amazing. Boooooo to breaking it into two films. I call shenanigans on you Hollywood. Shenanigans I say!





I just told the Captain, that the battle scene is the best piece of fiction writing I have ever read. I get chills just thinking about it. Naturally he rolled his eyes at me. He just doesn't understand how us wizards think...stupid Muggle (hehe)

So who's in come November? (FYI: I am totally seeing this in 2D. 3D is so overrated.)

A Very Excited YDB

3 Faves of the Week

Bubble Tea! 

I first had bubble tea at a great Thai restaurant in University City called Bubble House about 5 years ago. I loved it there and I'm dying to go back. But until I get there ('soon enough my pet,' I coo at my grumbling tummy) I have found it in Center City at a cute little tea bar called (try to guess)…T-Bar (oh you're a clever hipster doofuses.)

I only get Iced Bubble Milk Black Tea. I am little afraid to taste the other flavors, cause lets face it it's a bit pricey at around $4.75 a glass.  My favorite part of Bubble tea? The slimy black tapioca balls at the bottom of course! As my friend 'Lissa said to me once "Oh so you like slimy, black balls in your mouth?"

Is this a gimmick? I am not entirely sure, but I do know that I love it and will be buying into like a 9 year old buying Silly Bands*.

* On a side note: What the fuck is up with those Silly Bands? They are everywhere. I saw them at the super market, at an office supply store, and boxes of them at the local outdoor flea market.  My intern has one that her mom found in the ocean of all places. Apparently it says Phillies but if you turn it side ways it looks like a seahorse (which I, naturally, thought it was.) I tired it on and let me tell you, it wouldn't fit over my giant country wrist. According to my mother, my 9 y/o cousin has like a million of them and insist on wearing all of them at once. I don't know. I guess it's the Snap Bracelets of 2010.




Nail Polish

I never thought I would say that. But recently I have become obsessed about painting my nails. I have a tendency to put on a color, take it off, then reapply another color in the matter of a half hour. The Captain doesn't get it and keeps complaining about the smell. I told him it's what comes with living with a woman: nail polish and Sex and the City.

I have found that the cheap nail polishes like Funky Fingers and N.Y.C. work the best. The go on easy and usually in 1 or 2 coats. But I went through all of this in a previous product review called Polish Me… Indifferent.

Futurama!

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In Bender Bending Rodriguez's own words "I'm Back Baby!" and I am totally stoked. Seriously Futurama is back for a whole new season starting on June 24th. It's going to be amazing. For those of you who never gave this show a chance, I highly recommend that you do. It is the perfect spoof of old Sci-Fi shows specifically, my personal favorite, Star Trek: the Original Series. I'll admit the last of the 3 "made-for-TV-movie" style episodes, left much to be desired, but at the time, it was better than nothing. 

But now it's back and I can forget the terribleness of Into the Wild Green Yonder.

Futurama is smartly written, well voiced, and all the characters sort of look like the Simpsons.  How could you go wrong?

Never seen the show, but want to get caught up quickly? Check out this recap, narrated by my favorite cartoon character (as well as the namesake of my future dog!) Captain Zapp Brannigan!

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Recap-O-Rama: 5 Seasons in 7 Minutes
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Futurama New Episodes Futurama New Episodes Ugly Americans

So now you must be like: "Holy hell, I can't believe I ignored this show! I totally need to watch some episodes before June 24th!!" Here is where to start my friends. I give you my top 5 Futurama episodes (in no particular order):

Where No Fan Has Gone Before
Entire episode based on Star Trek: the Original Series. My favorite quote from the episode "Double Yes!

Bending in the Wind
Bender becomes broken and tours with Beck.

Love Labour's Lost in Space
the one where "Zapp mated with a woman"

Amazon Women in the Mood
OK this is the greatest episode of the entire series!!!! This is a must watch.

Spanish Fry
Fry's "human horn" gets stolen and it opens the door to a slue of sexual innuendos by Bender.

On a side note: Jurassic Bark always makes me cry. Poor Seymour. Keep on waiting buddy!

YDB