November 21, 2008
Thank Him by Thank You
Such a great post (no surprise) over at Femina about why we teach our children to say thank you. Thought I'd share it here in case you missed it.
One of the central duties of parents is to teach their children to be grateful to God for all their many blessings. I remember my father teaching me that I could not even lift my little finger if it were not for God's power and goodness. That little lesson had an impact, obviously, because I still remember him demonstrating this finger-lifting.So when you are teaching the little ones to say thank you and please, it is a lesson about their Christian duties that reaches beyond simple cultural expressions of good manners. It it teaching them to have thankful impulses. It is teaching them to speak the language God wants to hear from all His people all the time.
Our fallen, sinful impulses direct us to take notice of what is missing, what is lacking, how things fall short of our desires. This is why kids whine and moan and are given to complaining. But God has given parents to children to bring them up to better things. So we have to accompany our commands to our children (say please when you ask for things) with biblical teaching (God wants us to be thankful for everything all the time).
Children need to be taught to count their blessings: fingers, toes, parents, siblings, food, sunshine, rain, Christmas, and all the rest. And, as always, it comes back to the parents modeling such gratitude themselves. It is rather counterproductive to snap at your children with, "Say thankyou!" as though you want to add, "you little beast!"
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:30 AM | Comments (1)
November 6, 2008
Lightening
All I want for Christmas is to be NORMAL again. I feel very much not myself these days. I don't know how to fix that, and it's getting old. I miss me.
I've written half a dozen posts in the last few days that are unpublishable. They're too heavy, too much. Too internal. But for the life of me, I can't write lighthearted right now.
My body has recovered, but I can't say what's going on with my heart. I want it to be better, I'm trying. But it lags behind my physical recovery. I have done some reading, because sometimes other people's experiences help me understand mine. I read this today, and I'm posting it, because I am here right now.
...I run from the world and fling myself into God's arms, and, like Jacob at Peniel, I 'contend' with God. It's not about anger, or at least, not only about anger. It's the whole process, the hope, the loss, the pain, the despair, the anger, all of it, start to finish. I contend with Him to settle things between us, to bring peace and healing to our relationship. I contend with Him because I can't move on with my life until I do. And so I leave the world behind and isolate myself with my God -- alternately clinging to Him and wrestling with Him, resting in Him and struggling against Him, crying out to Him and lashing out at Him. And, through the darkness, I refuse to let go. I won't let go because, although losing my babies wounds me, losing my God would destroy me. I can't let go because He is life and breath and letting go would be the end of me. So I hold on until the light dawns, and then, at last, I surrender. I surrender to His will and to His incomprehensible love--a love that would sacrifice His own Son for me, but would still allow such awful pain and loss into my life. God's love makes no sense to me, that He would love me so deeply when I am so unworthy, and that He would hurt me so deeply when He loves me so much. But, in the light of a new dawn, my faith is renewed. My questions remain unanswered, but since "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (Heb. 11:1)" that's what I hold on to--I have to believe there is a purpose, a good and loving and perfect purpose, that I can't see. I have to believe that or I couldn't live through so much loss. And, by believing that, I can put my questions aside until I get to heaven, and I can heal, and I can finally move on.
She says it better than I could.
I do not intend this blog to become a sorrowful, painful place. I just have to work my way out of sadness, and it's slow going. I'm hoping, if I share it some, then it'll lighten the load.
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:57 AM | Comments (3)
November 4, 2008
Brother O'Mine
My brother, Trey, is blogging. I love his title, East is to the West. That's how far God promises to cast our sins from us when we repent... what a beautiful truth to cling to in this fallen world! I cannot tell you how happy I am to read my brother's thoughts. Please stop by and give a newbie a welcome, won't ya dears?
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October 30, 2008
Double Talk
This is hilarious, and really captures how I feel about politics right now. (HT to King Pen for this link)
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:59 AM | Comments (1)
October 7, 2008
Video Links
SNL had a really hilarious skit this past weekend about the Bail Out Package. It took some heavy shots at the politicians, CEOS, and high-rollers involved in this mess. You cannot find this video anymore-- it's been removed from the NBC site, from YouTube... it's disappeared. Conspiracy anyone? Anyway, some people downloaded it before it was buried, like this guy. Check it out- it's too funny. I'm still shocked that they put it together to begin with. Quite out of the ordinary. Anyway--
In the meantime, here is another skit that really tickled me. I don't know why, but I could not stop laughing over this one. Mark Wahlberg talks to Animals:
Alrightie then. Enough stalling, on with the day!
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:10 AM | Comments (4)
August 13, 2008
"It Takes a Lot of Rain
...to make the grass this green"
Today I read the most beautiful, inspiring, God-glorifying blog I've ever found. I want to encourage you to go, start from the beginning, and share in the joy and depth of this woman's faith. This is what it's all about-- it's what being a Christian really is-- it's the undeniable, unshakeable, unbelievable goodness of a sovereign God, no matter what. It is clinging to His promises when the world falls out from under you. It is being broken, so He can be glorified.
I cannot recommend it enough. No, it's more than a recommendation-- it's an urging, a pleading-- because her story and her words slice through to the very heart of living in a fallen world. Besides a faith that totally blows my mind, she is also, hands down, one of the most talented writers I've ever had the privilege of reading.
You will not be sorry you took the time to know her, and to understand how it was the rain that made the grass so green.
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:28 PM | Comments (2)
July 28, 2008
Case of the Missing Blogger
Oh, busy life. Busy, busy, busy. Life, life, life.
I've been trying to knock some things off my Summer To Do list before SCHOOL STARTS! Yikes! What in the WORLD happened to the summer?
So, I've been the missing blogger. My poor, neglected blog is a casualty of my now much more organized and productive life. Guess something's gotta give, huh? I'll be more talky as I mark more things off my list, so don't bail on me. Although, to be honest, I think everybody else is so busy with their own lives, they haven't missed me much. Which works out well. We're all too busy for the internet these days, right?
So, what have I been doing, you ask? (Because you're totally, geniunely interested, right?)
-sewing like a fiend lately, because I know those days are numbered. I've actually got a few Christmas gifts out of the way, if you'll believe it!)
-organized ALL our files and family papers (very ugly job, I assure you.)
-got caught up on about a month's worth of coupon clipping and filing. (oh how untorturous that sounds now. It was really quite agonizing.)
-made trips, visited family, enjoyed summerly things
-cleaning, painting, repairing a rental property that has recently come into our possession. (how cool is that?)
-potty training! That's almost three down, one more to go. Yeehaw!
Next to do, get all the school stuff sorted out, get the kids up to date on drs apts and scheduled things, finish work on the house, and find a renter!
So I'll be around, in between projects. In the meantime, perhaps you'd like to hang out at YouTube, or CollegeHumor. There's lots of good stuff there, like this little gem, The Font Conference, passed along by King Pen. It's hilarious. But do come back eventually, yeah? We'll have some coffee or something.
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Posted by WonderGirl at 11:08 PM | Comments (1)
April 22, 2008
Life Lost to Alcohol?
Great post today over at Know Tea about alcohol and the Christian. Couldn't have said it better myself!
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:43 AM
December 11, 2007
Daily Coyote
"Charlie came into my life when he was just ten days old, orphaned after both his parents were killed. He lives with me and a tomcat in a one-room log cabin in Wyoming."
And these are his pictures.
Start here, the very first images, and work your way to the present through the archives. It is heart-squeezing stuff- beautiful photography, poignant writing.
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:28 AM
December 5, 2007
Elf Yourself
Thank you, Dolly. I laughed till I had tears in my eyes.
The kids all elfed up, and of course, couldn't leave us out.
There is nothing sacred on the internets.
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:42 PM
November 30, 2007
All I Want
The guys from Visual DNA have come up with a cool new Christmas feature. You choose different images that represent how you feel about the holidays, and based on that, they come up with a list of gifts you'd enjoy. I had a ridiculous amount of fun "tweaking" my list. I haven't felt this way since I was a kid with the Sears Wish Book! Now, if I can just find Santa's address...
(Here's my Visual DNA, by the way. Since you care.)
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:58 AM
November 13, 2007
Definition Addiction
Oh, you will hate me for introducing you to this... or maybe not, since it helps feed the hungry! (Except your hungry children, who are waiting for lunch while you play word games--- you bad mama.)
Posted by WonderGirl at 12:19 PM
November 12, 2007
Etsy WonderLand
I do so love Etsy. It's an instant pick-me-up, like a cup of hot cocoa. All those cutesie, cozy creations... they warm my heart!
I mean, look at these- how can you not smile?
I want those little critters to come live with me.
Posted by WonderGirl at 4:08 PM
Words Float By
Today's thought cloud... (thanks for the reminder, Dolly)
Strangely, it's almost identical to the one I did last year. What's up with that? Am I being repetitive or something?
Posted by WonderGirl at 2:59 PM
October 15, 2007
Righty or Lefty?
Watch this voluptuous hottie for a minute. Is her fine self turning clockwise, or counterclockwise? If you see clockwise, then you use more of the right side of your brain. If counterclockwise, then you're more leftbrained. If you're just staring at her *ahem*, then you're not using your brain at all, and you're 'bout to get a WonderSmack.
I saw counterclockwise, as did the majority of people, though if you concentrate, you can see her go the other direction, too. Look Ma! I can use both sides of my brain!! For more on what your left/right sides of the brain do, read the article here. For more naughty silhouettes, go here.
Now. On with Monday, yes?
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:38 AM
October 9, 2007
Things Moms Say
Do you have two minutes and fifty-five seconds? Then please watch this, because it's hilarious.
Posted by WonderGirl at 12:44 PM
August 16, 2007
GLAYVEN!
I did. And don't I look fabulous?
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:56 PM
July 15, 2007
And the award goes to...
Wowza! Jeanette over at Moot Thoughts and Musings has kindly nominated me for the Thinking Blogger Award. It was such a lovely gesture, and I am very honored! Thank you, J!
See, here it is:
I'm printing it out and putting that sucker up on my mantel.
Now it's my turn to submit my nominations for the Thinking Blogger Award. Here they are, aside from Jeanette's, which would TOTALLY make this list:
Michelle over at Belly Dancer's Nightcap. She's a longtime favorite of mine. She paints a life that is starkly honest and beautiful, in good times and bad.
Christin at Verbing Nouns. Hers was one of the first blogs I'd ever read, and she cracked me up. Witty and stylish, and of course, always grammatically correct!
Emily at Commonplace Life. She's a recent read for me, but I enjoy her slice of life. Even on the internet, she gives off an approachable and genuine vibe.
The RevJATB at Know Tea. You get a smorgasbord of good stuff here. Excellent recipes, obscure but entirely beneficial music recommendations, theological kickshaw, an occasional post in German or French, and a lil' bit of popculture taboot. All he needs is a circus dog riding a unicycle - but I hear that may be in the works even now.
And last but not least, Chris at Required Reiding. He's an old time friend, but a new time read for me. We'd lost touch for ten or so years, and have now caught up again. He writes on a wide variety of interesting subjects, and I am always excited to see a new post of his show up in my RSS feeder.
Okay my fellow nominees, now it's your turn!
The participation rules are simple:
1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote.
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:02 PM
May 4, 2007
Aren't You Supposed to Be Working?
And because I'm totally slacking today (hey, it's Friday! ) here's another one to add to the mix.
This really cracked me up. (warning: little bit of language, so maybe not work appropriate. Unless you work at Cursing Incorporated, and then it should be okay.)
The editor of Collegehumor.com made this video at work. I just wanna know if they really have the pingpong table or if they brought it in special.
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:25 AM
Experiments in Children's Art
(HT to the Smocklady for this one!)
This is the coolest idea! Dave Devrie, an artist, has attempted to answer the question,"What would a child's drawing look like if it was painted realistically?" He's got a book and a website called Monster Engine. Check it out- it's fascinating!
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:44 AM
April 25, 2007
The Sultan's Elephant
One day, The Little Girl Giant woke up. She was bathed by the Sultan's Elephant, and took a walk.
It's beautiful and sad, and I think I'll go watch it again.
Posted by WonderGirl at 1:05 PM
January 11, 2007
Blog Tool
I have about 60 blogs that I keep up with- no joke. If I had all of these blogs on my blogroll, it would take over my sidebar, not to mention my life! I don't know what I would do without Bloglines. Bloglines lets me know when a blog has updated, and I can just click on the link to get a preview of the post. If it's something I'm interested in, I can follow the link directly to the blog and read it for myself. It saves me from having to check sixty different pages to see if anybody has written lately. It totally streamlines my blog browsing. It's brilliant.
Anyway, all that to say, the blogroll you see on the side of my page isn't really relevant anymore. I use it for the few blogs that aren't compatible with Bloglines, and as a resource for other people to surf if they want. So if you read my blog, and you have a blog, but you aren't on my blogroll, no worries. You're on my Bloglines roster, and I DO keep up with ya. I'm thinking of getting rid of the blogroll altogether, unless somebody is using it. Anybody?
Well, I'm out for now. I'll be back on later to write something snazzy. (I do so love that word.) Y'all behave!
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:24 AM
October 18, 2006
Always Remember September
Following a link from Jessie... find out what bizarre American holiday is celebrated on your birthday.
My birthday, September 11, is known as "No News is Good News Day".
Wow.
I'm so having a party for that one.
September is also Self Improvement Month, Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month, International Square Dance Month, Cable TV Month, National Bed Check Month, National Chicken Month, National Courtesy Month, National Honey Month, National Mind Mapping Month, National Piano Month, National Rice Month, National Papaya Month, and Classical Music Month.
Sweet!
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:41 AM
October 4, 2006
Mystery Science Theater 3000
I have long been a fan of MST3K. So when I come across one I haven't seen yet, I squeel like a little girl. I particularly love the Shorts. This one I stole blatantly from an old pal N8dawg, and I make no apologies for it whatsoever. He kinda had it coming. (and yes, n8dawg is a white rapper. No, I'm kidding. He's a lawyer. Who raps on the side.)
Oh, and I hear another old friend of ours just recieved the complete DVD collection of MST3K. (Matt, you can be expecting a call from us very soon. Let the mooching begin.)
Posted by WonderGirl at 1:23 PM
August 20, 2006
Did I Say I Wasn't Narcissistic?
Oh, I lied then.
Got this from Christin, which just goes to prove, narcissism is contagious. See- you're gonna do it, too, aren't ya? I've infected you-- mwahahahaha!
For the record, I think I disagree on all counts. I certainly didn't see that Mischa Barton thing coming. What's with looking like TWO of the OC characters? Weird.
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:37 PM
August 3, 2006
Ok Go
This is by far one of my favorite You Tube videos-- I so wanna work out with these guys! Funny!
Posted by WonderGirl at 3:09 PM
May 5, 2006
From Denver With Love
I've been waiting for The Fray for my whole life, I think.
Wow, I'm a bit dramatic, aren't I?
But they're so, incredibly, unbelievably wonderful. I could crawl up into their music and never come out.
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:32 PM
February 10, 2006
Ashes and Snow
I would love to see this exhibit. Check out the enhanced version if you can - it's quite beautifully done.
Posted by WonderGirl at 1:52 PM
September 20, 2005
Freecycling
And I love that I am giving my things to someone who really wants or needs it. It's much more personal and satisfying than dropping stuff off anonymously at a thrift store (where someone still has to pay $ they may not really have.) Plus, I've seen a few things that were being offered that I would have jumped on if I had a truck to go get them. (like bunk beds) You just can't beat free.
Anyway, you should check your city on this site and see if there is a chapter to join. You won't regret it!
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:40 AM
September 12, 2005
Cheers From The Innerchild
Oh Fi. What have you done to me?
Me and about fifteen billion girls aged 8-14 spent all night here. Well, Fi was there, too. We were... uh... just "chaperoning", you see. All very respectable. We're not actually participating. We're just there to make sure everything is running smoothly and the girls don't fight over the clothes or anything.
Now go away.
Posted by WonderGirl at 8:43 PM
June 16, 2005
A Busy Man
As if Josiah doesn't have enough on his plate with all the terrablogs (free blogs based on the city you live in-- go get one today!!), he's also a part of this.
I'm convinced the man never sleeps.
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:34 AM
February 24, 2005
Don't Ask Me Why
When I was little, I believed there were secret passages in our ceiling, and if I could only find the opening, then I could sneak up in them after bedtime and see what my parents were watching on t.v. (which was far better than anything I was allowed to watch, I was positive).
I also believed that my cousin and I were aliens sent from another planet to live with a human family to "study their ways". We would be retrieved after sufficient data had been collected through our eyeballs (which were obviously cameras).
Still waiting on the last one.
But, while I wait, I have been vastly entertained by I Used To believe, a website where we adults can confess all those silly childhood beliefs.
I love the internet.
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:01 PM
December 1, 2004
A Life Of It's Own
The blogroll grows again. It's monstrous! It's dangerous! Watch out!! It's in cahoots with Blogexplosion to take over my blog!!
New to the list (and I'm not putting in the links, you'll just have to click on the blogroll you lazy dogs):
Alice's Pregnancy Diary
Busymom Blog
California Hammonds
Daria's Life
Groundhog Diaries
Hackworths
Ministry of Silly Walks
Mostly Risible
And Puretooks Pub has become Magic Voice. Just so you'll know.
Whew!
I don't have a problem. I really don't. I can stop anytime, I swear it.
Posted by WonderGirl at 7:00 PM
October 29, 2004
Engrish is So Hot
Again, I cannot express how much I love this website.
They have Bad Boys in Japan too, ya know. Watch out. Wild like the buffalo.
Posted by WonderGirl at 2:14 AM
October 27, 2004
Does My Blogroll Intimidate You?
Does it make you cry like a wittle girlieman?
It has taken on a life of its own, I'll admit. It demands more and more of me each day. Read me, you weakling, it yells. Put down your work and feed me! More blogs, I must have more!!
I-- well, I'm scared. And so I do what it says. Here are 3 tasty selections I've just added. Blogroll is pleased. It says I am a very good girl and that good girls don't get hurt.
That's... comforting.
Debby- writing Joy in Vanity. She's a pal o'mine, so give her some love.
Michelle: blogging at Modern Motherhood. She made me laugh, and milk came out my nose, which is gross, but also complimentary in a way. Right? Cause that's what I told her, but I think I weirded her out.
Snidget: That's Ms. Snidget, actually, and her graphics entranced me. Seriously, I think there's some voodoo in that code, cause I couldn't quit looking at her layout! While I'm there, I read her posts, too, which are quite fun.
Posted by WonderGirl at 8:18 PM
October 24, 2004
The World Is Ready for You
Finally! And you can get the bottoms to match, but my blog doesn't do undy shots, you naughty readers.
Is it wrong to link to undergarments on a Sunday?
Posted by WonderGirl at 8:37 PM
October 23, 2004
When Blogs Explode
I signed up a few days ago at Blogexplosion, at the estimable Mr. Fitch's suggestion. Basically, you surf other people's blogs, and the more you do it, the more other people will visit yours! And since I've got a whole buncha free time, this is just the tool for me.
That was a joke. Free time isn't so free, as Christin so eloquently blogged the other day. I am, of course, spending way too much time browsing around. It's extremely addictive.
And like any good addict, I try to spread the love, cause a junkie hates to be alone. Go. Sign up. And tell 'em I sent ya.
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:58 PM
October 20, 2004
My Fascination With Rubber Chickens
Continues with Bob, who is currently traveling the world. He's the most well traveled inanimate object since the yard gnome (who is vastly overrated in my opinion, anyway. Stupid pointy hat.)
This picture is simply begging for a caption, people. You did such a good job the first time, I know you can do it again.
Posted by WonderGirl at 8:16 PM
October 13, 2004
Argh!
He's no Johnny Depp, but he's got the rakish grin. (Watch out for the breath, though! Whew!!)
Buy him here.
Posted by WonderGirl at 5:17 PM
September 5, 2004
Louisiana Blogs
I know this may come as a shock to some of you, but we do actually have internet connections in the Swampy State. Granted, there's Spanish moss hanging from our computer cables, alligators at the doorstep, and most of us have had West Nile virus at least twice, but we're blogging, dadgummit.
And now we have a webring. (scary, huh?) If you blog around these parts, join the Louisiana webring. Do it, or I'm pushing you off this houseboat right now.
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:19 PM
August 24, 2004
A Very Merry Unbirthday
You're Alice.
Which Alice in Wonderland Character are you?
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I much prefer this Alice (click the link below) from the American-Mcgee game. She's scary. Don't click it if you're a big baby who doesn't like scary stuff.
Hey, wait, didn't I just get fussed at about role playing games and being a nerd and all? Jerks. Off with their heads. And I do not have emotional problems.
Continue reading "A Very Merry Unbirthday"
Posted by WonderGirl at 12:14 PM
August 13, 2004
Spiderman's Day Job
The most irritating dance in the world? That would be the cha-cha. [And yet] I cannot resist a mental Friday Cha-cha line today. Come on, ya'll! Friday, Friday, Fri-Day! Okay. Enough of that silliness. Everybody get back in your seats. (Hey, you too, Wil Wheaton. No lollygagging.)
Spiderman comes up alot at my blog. And no, I don't know why, let's not go there, okay? Well, here he is again, and this time he made me laugh so hard, milk came out my nose. Which is weird, considering I don't even drink the stuff. Anyway, this comes from the Presurfer, who never ceases to amaze me with his finds. He's the King of the Internet, and I am a loyal subject.
So, without further ado, I present you with Spiderman Reviews Crayons. Go ahead, tell me how much you love me for this one. (Oh yeah, a little language to watch out for in case you're at work)
Posted by WonderGirl at 12:18 AM
August 2, 2004
Cool!
Tied for First Runner-up, y'all! I was happily surprised. Thanks, Isa.
Posted by WonderGirl at 4:55 PM
July 14, 2004
Pickup Lines: What Have You Got To Lose But A Little Dignity?
My Fave: Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?
Oh, you casanova, you.
More gems here.
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:48 PM
July 13, 2004
The Simple Things
From the Gypsy, whose words are nearly as perfect as her pictures.
"I can see my littlest sisters from the porch far off along the dirt road picking blackberries as if they were gold, their bikes laying in the road where they dropped them and their laughter and conversation drifting back to me in the blue dusk. Soon they are running back across the freshly cut pastures, blackberries held like secret treasures in their shirts. I watch as the juice soaks in, spreading like a purple sea and then up at their faces – shining, oblivious to the stains and asking, “You want one? Try one, just one…they’re so good.” They surround me and the longing for them is that ache that belongs only to three blonde fairies living in the woods where there on no street lights and the fireflies illuminate the sweet, pure darkness."
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:11 PM
July 2, 2004
Exerpts from Elsewhere
Loved this from Sarcasmo.
"There is a certain sensual joy that comes with a used book store with its stacks in jumbles. First, there is the heady, dusky smell of old books, that heralds of time, history, and the sweet faint promise of mildew, so potent it fills the lungs and leaves an after- taste on the tongue. Then there is the visual joy of seeing so many books pressed so indecently together, huddled in corners, or in large, promiscuous piles; heaven! For the ears, a symphonic shush of slowly turned pages from every free corner and aisle, where fellow book-lovers carefully persuse yellowing pages. And then, ah! the feel of them...I especially like finding books with worn covers which open to yellowing pages and a name written on the plate decades ago..fading with time. I like the idea of sharing this story, these moments, with someone from the past...gently holding something they once held, running my fingers tenderly along the pages they handled, being touched by the same words that once moved them too."
For the rest, go here.
Posted by WonderGirl at 1:50 PM
June 9, 2004
I Link, Therefore I Am
Since it's been a while, here is some stuff to keep you busy:
Thrift Store Art (All I can say is "yes. oh yes.")
Unsolved Codes throughout the ages. (Hey, somebody has to solve em. Might as well be you, smartypants!)
A Man- no, a zoo- or something?
And my favorite... if we were all ducks, this would be perfectly normal.
Posted by WonderGirl at 6:50 PM
January 13, 2004
All Your Base Are Belong To Us
Once upon a time, a video game was created in Japan. It was then translated into English, and hilarity was born. Here's the website that explains it, and here's the direct link to the video. For those of you who get Engrish.com and Fight Kikkoman!, you'll love this one.
Posted by WonderGirl at 12:03 AM
January 7, 2004
Boggle: A Respectable Waste of Time
I have been addicted lately to the online version of Boggle. I guess if I'm going to have an addiction, it might as well improve my vocabulary.
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:51 PM
December 3, 2003
Late Night Linking
::I thought I'd drop a few links as a cop-out since I have nothing real to write to keep you entertained while you're at a boring day of work. Feel free to add some links to keep the party going.::
Oh Santa, please, PLEASE get me this necklace for Christmas. I have been a very, very good girl.
This car looks like it would run on bubbles.
Some cool beach art... too bad about that whole tide thing.
For you parents: the application form to date my daughter. It is printable. And scary. And funny.
Oh... you've got a little spinach there in your, no wait, that's a smiley face? hm. no, I like it, really. It's... charming.
And when I'm not reading the Star or the World News for my celebrity plastic surgery updates, I'm here. I spent an embarassing amount of time at that website, but it was soooo juicy!!
::And, lastly, a quiz to get your bells jingling.::
You are 'Silent Night'! You really enjoy
Christmas, and you like your Christmases
conventional. For you, Christmas is about
family and traditions, and you rather enjoy the
rituals of going to church at midnight and
turning off the lights before flaming the plum
pudding. Although you find Christmas shopping
frustrating, you like the excitement of
wrapping and hiding presents, and opening a
single door on the Advent Calendar each day.
You like the traditional carols, and probably
teach the children to sing along to them. More
than anyone else, you will probably actually
have a merry Christmas.
What Christmas Carol are you?
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Posted by WonderGirl at 11:24 PM
June 21, 2003
Star Date Something Something Something
Okay, I know I was not the only person who watched Star Trek Next Generation... go ahead, admit it. You watched it. And you know who Wil Wheaton is, don't ya? Sure you do. I know it, you know it. Well, he has a blog! No kidding! And it's pretty cool. He really comes across as a normal, sarcastic, believable guy. I heart Ensign Wesley Crusher... he's so boy next door.
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:13 AM
June 20, 2003
The Buzz
I decided to join the blogging crowd not that long ago, and what prompted me to it was the amazing variety of blogs and bloggers I found on the net. I have spent alot of time (probably too much!) reading what others have to say, and following interesting links to other places. One place I stumbled upon was an archive of Venomous Kate's. I haven't looked at her entire site yet, but this one particular entry really interested me. If you blog, or are interested in it, read this post. It's about the politics of blogging, and it will set you straight for sure! I couldn't tell if I was motivated afterwards or ashamed of myself. Lol. Let me know what you think of this one.
You may have noticed some changes going on here at APOG. That's right. We're "finding" ourselves over here, so be patient. In that vein, here is a list of discarded possible blog names...
Top Ten Blog Names You'll Be Glad I Didn't Choose:
10. A Shan-Tastic Blog
9. Shanny's Got a Gun
8. Shanford and Son
7. Shanshine on a Cloudy Day
6. A Helping Shand
5. The Shan-tabulous Blog
4. Shizay in the Hiz-ouse
3. Shanny Shanny Bing Bang
2. Shananarama
and the #1 name you'll be glad i didn't choose:
1. A Big Yummy Shandwich
Have a Good Weekend Everyone!
Posted by WonderGirl at 7:25 AM
June 19, 2003
Strips
See my husband stripping.
Posted by WonderGirl at 10:21 AM
Thinking out loud
I came across this site that lists all the anacronyms you can use on instant messenger... So, I thought to mix it up a little, I am going to use as many as I can on this post. Ha! Don't you hate me! MEG.
OATUS, They say everyone has a double . . . I think
Judy Garland may be mine. IDK. I've always thought I looked a little like her. She was okay, I guess. Maybe a tad on the dumpy side, IMO. (oops, i just alienated my audience, quick, retract, retract!)
NALOPKT: Her real name was Frances Ethel Gumm.
My favorite Judy Garland quote: "I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back."
SWDYT?
Posted by WonderGirl at 9:23 AM
June 10, 2003
Oh yeah baby
! V is back!
Posted by WonderGirl at 11:39 AM