This video is in honor of Deadly Duo weekend! See you soon Katnap!
to say i had the best time ever this weekend / miss you already / can’t wait to see you again would all be understatements.
Today is the birthday of the two who make RECON-4, four; HAPPY BIRTHDAY CA-CA AND JI-JI! These two babes are two of the best friends anyone could ask for! Colleen, thanks for being my only friend in 7th grade and for wearing pants to the mardi gras dance with me! Ji thanks for letting me be your charity case at field hockey camp and using make up to make me look ugly. LOVE YOU BOTH BUNCHES!
further evidence of the hilarity that is us. carolyn always finds the best gems from the pre-digital camera era.
GPOG(Gingy)W
This picture was taken the last night I ever saw Gingy. We found him in a happy meal and left him at a bar, perched safely above the table. I wonder where his journey has taken him and the mischief I’m sure he’s gotten into…every now and again, when the wind blows just right, I swear I hear his voice whisper “not my gum drop buttons”.
fair winds and following seas, old friend. also, i have half a mind to believe YOU’RE the one who told on CaCa for her kitchen & bathroom mischief at Auld Shebeen.
allhailthecranberries asked: Which obscure movie quote brings the most joy to you: "STUpid DYkini!" "A mare...A MARE!?!" "But you're so old" "Hey! You can't do that here!" (I hope you remember that last reference)
hahaha MEM’RIEEEES! all of them! but seriously, if anyone else references these quotes on a daily basis, as we do, let’s do lunch an unlimited buffet soon.
here’s a cheat sheet, for inquiring minds, of the greatest films of all time:
and a few more for good measure:
“I stole the baby from you Daikini, while you were taking a peepee!”
“THE RED BULL?!”
“FRESH FISH, we catch ‘em, you buy ‘em!”
…and i’m pretty sure the last quote was the only actual talking we saw in that fine film.
i spent the last 30 minutes trying to reblog the above link but because IE6 sucks a dickwad, i’ll leave you with closing thoughts from carolyn because she’s my better half and i owe 99% of my funny jokes to her.
also: easy access to the link here.
for melissa, carolyn, and the rest of our summer 2007 crew that frequented the crentist’s office.
(via the-absolute-best-gifs)
ABBA - “Mama Mia”
all i want in life right now is to either
a) do a strictly ABBA night of karaoke with my best friends
b) dress as ABBA for Halloween/shits n’ gigs
c) flashback to 2001 when Ji and I performed this song for Carolyn to cheer her up after her sister moved away
d) be drunk in a bar while the staff closes and blasts ABBA Gold while i sing it to them and Jason drinks a scotch whisky that’s literally on fire
WELCOME TO MARF!!
Happy birthday month Kathleen, Mike, Jason, father, and little sister!!
hahaha. thank you to you and Mr. Smif!
ABBA - “Chiquitita”
yes.
dedicated to my boo, Carolyn.
(amazing gif & song via barebackcontessa)
(Source: bareback--contessa)
TWB
Last week’s episode of Top Chef they had the remaining chefs cook for their mentors. It was super emotional for the Chef’s. Almost all of them cired as their mentors entered the kitchen, it was really cool to hear them talk about their mentors and how much they impacted/changed/saved/bettered their lives.
It got me thinking about who I would want to come through those doors. I don’t know if I would necessarily call this person a mentor, but he has definitely made a lasting impression on my life and I don’t think he even knows. I am talking about Darah Bonham, my high school lacrosse coach. That might sound really lame, but if you knew this man you would know what an incredible role model and motivator he is. He gave me my first lacrosse stick, he helped me earn a scholarship, and he is the person I will always credit my lacrosse successes to. He helped push me to become a better player and a better person. He taught me how to believe in myself and how to be a leader. He was such a positive influence in my life and someone I will always hold in high regards. He was the best coach I ever had not just because he knew how to teach lacrosse and have a successful program year in and year out (people he’s in the Hall of Fame for US Lacrosse), he taught me way more than that, he helped teach me what’s really important in life. I feel not just lucky, but honored to have played for him.
He has started an amazing social networking campaign called @abolishcancer (learn more here) on both Twitter and Facebook. I think KBJB has mentioned it before, but if you don’t follow it/like it, you should. It makes me happy he now has a platform in which he can inspire people world wide and undoubtedtly make a lasting impression on them.
If I were in the Top Chef Kitchen, I’d definitely get teary eyed if D-Bo walked in.
Carolyn has put into words what we’ve both known/felt for years. After getting cut from JV lacrosse, Bonham gave me a chance on varisty and pretty much altered my life course. That sounds supremely cliche and dramatic, but it’s so true.
Bonham is a topnotch, brilliant, generous man - and just like Carolyn, he’s who I’d consider my #1 mentor and inspiration. Follow him on Twitter (along with 50,000+ others. no joke) and check out http://www.abolishcancer.com/ for more info!
allhailthecranberries said: my burned copy of this album was ruined during our last (literally) trip to wild wood. Who is better: Dream OR 3LW?
this is a hard hitting question that i can answer without a shadow of a doubt:
Dream > 3LW
because:
1. there was no fried-chicken-in-the-face controversy for Dream
2. they rode ATVs in their music videos
3. they have a remix collaboration another failed Diddy prodigy
4. they have a song with Loon (ultimately their downfall: Diddy wanted them to go too sexy)
5. ji & i used to harmonize with Dream to “This Is Me” (she was soprano, i was alto, obviously)
that being said, 3 Little Women had some solid hits in “Playas Gon’ Play” and “No Mo”. which you should probably post.
Remember when you would post your class schedule on your AOL Instant Messenger profile to find out who you had classes with? Not a song, just a thought.
stop everything you’re doing:
my best friend carolyn now has a tumblr.
the Presto Power Pop.
carolyn & i tend to have deep, meaningful and existentially inspired gchat conversations. today’s is no exception: the most supreme of all the salty snack foods - popcorn.
pictured above is what i consider to be the OG of the new wave of popcorn technology (let that sink it… it makes zippy sense). my parents still own theirs and swear it makes the best popcorn ever. it probably helps that my parents clean it once a decade, so there are literally years of seasoned popcorn remnants in the thing. consider it the lodge cast iron skillet of the popcorn world: the less you wash it, the better it tastes.
on that vein…
prior to the Triple P, we had a contraption similar looking to the green monster above. ours was red. my brother still owns it and - yes, you guessed it - it churns out the saltiest, buttery-est, yummiest popcorn of all time.
carolyn’s family had the much more tech-savvy Kalorik air popper:
it seems the popcorn machine is a dying beast, which works out great for cheapskates like me because the Triple P is now available on Amazon for $15. (oh ya, don’t forget to pick up a few Power Cups. yes, Power Cups.)
pop off, son!
Nutella Ravioli Cookies.
shared with me by Carolyn, this cookie recipe definitely capture’s her Italian heritage mixed with my exposure to Italian culture, after living there for 3 years. oh and it’s, you know, NUTELLA INSIDE A RAVIOLI SHAPED COOKIE.
recipe over @ Rock UR Party.
