Tracey's Triangle: Smells like Teen Spirit

Is it wrong that every time I see a commercial promoting Southern New Hampshire University all I can think of is South Harmon Institute of Technology?

I support Two Teams: UNH and anyone who beats Maine.

Convo Convoy: Grandmanamana

Wed, June 27, 2012  at 1:17 PM

TO: traceYevidnece

FROM:ODanniGirl

Subject: Duh duh nah nah nah Manamana

Kermit,

I've haven't received any inquiries about the apartment.
I emailed a few 2 BR apartments to see if we can see them because finding a roommate is impossible 

- Pepe, okay

Wed, June 27, 2012  at 1:24 PM

TO: ODanniGirl

FROM: traceYevidence

RE: Duh duh nah nah nah Manamana

Oh Kermie,

That sounds good. 

I got one response so far. It's from GrandmaGiovanni.

I'm not kidding - that's her actual email.

~Moi

Things that need to be Shared: Money

TraceYevidence and I both follow George Takei on Facebook and everyday we are treated to these little nuggets joy. Below is one from a few weeks ago that, I can relate to really well right about now.

Things that need to be Shared: Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from ODanniGirl and TraceYevidence!

 You know, deck them halls and all that stuff.

Convo Convoy: Getting Lost on a One-Way Street

Blue trip: Driving from home to Starbucks.

Orange trip: Starbucks to Sub shop.

If only I had know I was on the same street and that every entrance was a Do Not Enter.

Danni's Doorstep: Epic Comeback

While driving in the car:

Tracey (the ever present backseat driver): You could have gone right then!

Danni (the overly cautious driver): Well you're gone like a dinosaur!

This is now the automatic response for most questions or statements.

For example:

Danni: She's crazy!
Tracey: Yeah she's gone like a dinosaur.

or

When leaving a room:
Danni: I'm gone like a dinosaur! ::'we out' 'bam' gesture::

...Do you smell what I'm steppin' in?

Things that need to be Shared: It's the End of the World as We Know It.

Actual Christmas Card:

Wishing you Peace this Holiday Season.

 Have a Wonderful End of the World. Love, Casa De Awesome.

We leave you with this. 

                                                   Fire and Ice

                                                   Some say the world will end in fire,
                                                   Some say in ice.
                                                   From what I've tasted of desire
                                                   I hold with those who favor fire.
                                                   But if it had to perish twice,
                                                   I think I know enough of hate
                                                   To say that for destruction ice
                                                   Is also great
                                                   And would suffice. 

                                                                                        -Frost 

   and I feel fine.

Tracey's Triangle - Bah Humbug

I love Christmas, and Christmas Songs. There are a couple I could do without though.
SO here is my Bah Humbug list of the worst songs out there.


WINNER
Do They Know it's Christmas? - Bandaid
Disclaimer: I know this song was written to help Ethiopia, raise money and awareness which it did, and that's great. I always want to help the Starvin' Marvin's of the world but lets just look at the lyrics shall we...


And the Christmas bells that ring there 
Are the clanging chimes of doom  
We'll, tonight, thank God, 
it's them instead of you
And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time 
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life 
Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow  
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

First a couple of legislates:.
No. No they don't know it's Christmas, They don't celebrate it.
and of course it's not snowing, it's their summer.
Second, Clanging chimes of doom?
What is this the end of the world, I know we're lucky and the rest of the world may not be.
what's wrong with saying something like "Share your good fortune" "Give more than presents this year, give hope" "Spread the Merry Cheer with Someone who's not near" Hey that even rhymes.
Third, Thank God it's them instead of you?
WHAT MESSAGE ARE YOU SENDING??
Fourth, the greatest gift they'll get is life?
They way they say it sounds like yeah they won't get an big screen TV, how stupid are they, all they are thankful for is life? Way to get into the materialism Bandaid.
and Lastly, "feed. the. WOOOOoooorld" 
 is just a shrill melody that gets me like nails on a chalk board.

Runner Up

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

What a laugh it would have been
If daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night.

The idea is cute, and we know that santa is actually the dad, (right? we hope?)
but the little kid doesn't know that, neither do kids listening to the song
So what is cheating okay? I mean as long as it's with Santa, they'll keep you quiet with toys.

I actually don't mind this song, it's fun. (and suppose if I truly condoned this song I would have to condone Grandma got runover by a Reindeer and Santa would have to be written up for a Hit and Run.)

I do have a problem with the Jackson 5's version. 
I don't really have a good reason, except that  it annoys me. If I have to listen to:
 I did! I did! I really did see Mommy kissing Santa Claus
You gotta believe me! You just gotta believe me!
Come on, fellas, believe me! 
One more time. Ugh

Honorable mentioned goes to:
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
(Didn't even know that was a group I assumed the song was sung by The Bangles)
Reason: It's long and complicated.
             Are they trying to have a play on words with wrapping for rapping?

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah this year.

Tracey's Triangle: Who let the dogs out?

Songs with Animal noises:

Acceptable:
Boston Pops - (instrumental) Sleigh Ride

Unacceptable:
Jane's Addiction - "Been Caught Stealing"

Who! Who Who,  Who, Who?

Convo Convoy: Mordor Men

Fri, June 22, 2012 11:27 AM
To: traceYevidence
From: ODanniGirl
Subject: Schedule for today

Don (The bad ass one),

Friday -

4:30 - Potential Roommate 10 - 28, male - says his geekiness can out rival ours. Doubt it.
5:30 - Potential Roommate 11 - 22 female - going to be a grad student.
6:30 - Potential Roommate 12 - 29 female - Horses

Monday -

Sometime between 4:30 and 6:30 - Potential Roommate 13 LastName: Mondor (I have dubbed Mordor) - 25 female - Work is biotech industry.

Did I miss any?

-Roger (The sexy and he knows it one)

Fri, June 22, 2012 11:45 AM
To: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
Subject: RE: Schedule for today

Joan (the Red Headed Big Boobed one), 

Yep thats right,

(12 didn't confirm 630 but she's the one who suggested that time so...)

-Peggy (the smart and ballsy one but not that great looking) 

PS

When I read Mordor's description I read "Biotch" Industry. and thought to myself: what does she do?

-make Midol? 'Are you feeling too much like a biotch? Is it that time of the month? Take midol.' 

-OR

Do you just have to be mean to work there? 'She'll fit in here, she is such a biotch.'

-OR 

is it a ghetto dog grooming place? 'They get that biotch so clean you're black lab will come back as a yellow lab'

These are the things I think about...

Convo Convoy: Apparently I have an Affinity for crime

 August 1, 2012 3:38 PM
Text message Sent by AliciaZumba: Ok so would I be rude if I asked you for a favor?

August 1, 2012 4:42 PM
Test Message sent by TraceYevidence: Sorry just found my phone. Not rude, what can I do?

August 1, 2012 4:45 PM
TraceYevidence: are we talking pick you up from work or like hide a body?
TraceYevidence: i’d do either I just want to know what shoes to wear?
AliciaZumba: I need to sneak in to fill by boss's office with balloons and they won’t fit all in my car.
TraceYevidence: It’s like the best B+E ever. 

The Good Side, The Bad Side, and My Side.

Things that need to be shared: Twelve

12-12-12

The next time it will be triple digits, you will be dead.
Have a nice day!

The Funnies: Brother X's advice

The Funnies: because sometimes our friends are funny too.

Brother X's  Facebook Post:

Dear Millionaires,
If you don't have a bookshelf that spins into another room, give me your money because you're spending it wrong.

Convo Convoy: Roommates. Word.

Sun, June 07, 2012 at 10:27AM
TO: traceYevidence
From: ODanniGirl
Subject:Roommates. Word.

Mamma Mia,

Any word from the boys?

-Dancing Queen
 
Sun, June 07, 2012 at 10:32AM
TO: ODanniGirl
From:  traceYevidence
Subject: RE: Roommates. Word.

Pink Lady,

Nothing :(

and I check like every 3 minutes.

T-Bird

Convo Convoy: Being agist again

Sat,  June 06, 2012 at 9:31 AM
TO: traceYevidence
FROM: ODanniGirl
Subject: Amuse me!

Nighttime,

I'm bored...

-Daytime
PS. What you doin'? Playing a game of nighttime/daytime!

Sat,  June 06, 2012 at 11:04 AM
TO: ODanniGirl
FROM: traceYevidence
Subject: RE: Amuse me!
 
Chocolate Rain,

I thought you had a special meeting today?

-Leave Britney Alone.


Sat,  June 06, 2012 at 12:19 AMTo: traceYevidence
From: ODanniGirl
Subject: RE: Amuse me!

Daughter Judy,

I am in my special meeting. Super bored, it's all about sales.

-Their son Elroy

Sat,  June 06, 2012 at 12:32 AMTo: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
Subject: RE: Amuse me!

Yabba-Dabba-Doo,

I emailed 3 guys for the room.
Potential Roommate 7- the 32 flight instructor
Potential Roommate 8 - the 27 Dream-house DJ  (who I'm rooting for)
and Potential Roommate 9 - The 9-5 enigma.

7 and 8 I emailed with the purpose of setting up a meet and greet for Friday or Sunday, or sometime next week.

9 sounded ok but he didn't say how old he was other than he was way past the 'partying stage'
so I sent him the questionnaire before I set up a meeting.

-Scooby-Dooby-Doo


Sat,  June 06, 2012 at 12:37 AMTo: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
Subject: RE: Amuse me!

Ninja,

 For Your Amusement:

 "THE INTERVIEW"

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband's occupation.

"He's a funeral director," she answered.

"Interesting," the newsman thought.

He then asked her if she wouldn't mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living. She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years.

After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20's, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40's, and a preacher when in her 60's, and now in her 80's - a funeral director.

The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.

 She smiled and explained, "I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go."


-Pirate


Sat,  June 06, 2012 at 2:14 AMTo: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
Subject: RE: Amuse me!
Response from #9 says he's 37. I feel bad being age-ist but it's a little weird.
Besides he spelled my name wrong.

No go.

Tracey's Triangle: The Wonderful Thing about Tigger is he's packed and holdin'

I just saw [back in August when I had written this and when the Bluray was released] a commercial for the Tigger Movie and the background song was Third Eye Blind's Semi Charmed Life.

Granted you could not hear the lyrics, but still. What are you trying to say here?

Is the part where she goes down on me, doing crystal meth, or the little red panties that really make a person think Tigger.

I love this Song, I Love Winnie-the-Pooh, I understand that you want to attract people to the commercial or the product and even try to mix audiences but this is way off target.

Just Sayin'

The Right Way, The Wrong Way, and My Way.

The Funnies: An Open Letter to People in Coffee Shops in the Middle of the Day

A blog post from Hello Giggles by Annie Stamell

Dear People in Coffee Shops in the Middle of the Day,

Hi! I have a lot of questions about you! See, like you, I am one of the people who can sometimes be found in a coffee shop in the middle of the day, and I cannot help but wonder about my café-squatting brethren. I mean, I know why I am here – I am a writer and sometimes I get bored writing from home and thus a switch in location leads me to the closest coffee shop. But what about you? It’s almost 3pm on a Tuesday and you are in a coffee shop! Are you like me? I want to know what you are doing here and I want to know your story! I want to know everything about all of these people in the coffee shop in the middle of the day!

What are you doing? Are you on Facebook? Instagram? Tumblr? All three at once? Are you inventing a new social media website? Are you emailing with someone? Who? What are they saying? Are you writing? What are you writing? Is it a script? A book? An essay on coffee shop aesthetics? Are you lonely? Are you employed? Is this your job? Doesn’t it annoy you to have that plate of crumbs sitting on the table for hours on end? Wouldn’t you just go and throw it out by now? How much coffee have you had? Would you still come here even if they didn’t have free wifi? What did you do before free wifi existed? Who is your favorite superhero? Do you have any single guy friends? Do you think I’ll meet my boyfriend in this coffee shop? Do you like the music they are playing? Are you as creeped out by that one weird dude in the corner as I am?

It’s weird because if you go to a coffee shop in the middle of the day in just about any city (and probably some small towns, too!) there will always people in that coffee shop. People you might see once and never again. People who could be visiting, people who could be your next door neighbor who you’ve never met. It’s a strange existence, the coffee shop life, because I have so many questions and am so very curious about all the other people I occasionally encounter during my coffee shop visits, and yet I never actually talk to anyone or ask anyone who anyone is or what anyone is doing. That’s the thing – we’re all here for a purpose, and whatever that purpose is, because we know there is one, it’s as though the café-dwellers abide by a code. Everyone is often polite but has very little interaction with each other.

The people who go to coffee shops in the middle of the day are unified by their purpose and desire to be in the coffee shop and protected by this shared intention, even though some of us are strangers and we’ll never meet and I’ll never know what you are writing on your computer and what music you are listening to and where you came from and where you are going to.

I am writing this letter to you and I was listening to the new Solange album, “Truth” which is really good but now I am listening to the new Bjork album, “bastards” which is really weird and I came from my house and I’ll go back there soon.

What about you?

Regards,
Stamos

Convo Convoy: Agist

Sat,  June 05, 2012 at 10:13 AM
TO: O DanniGirl
FROM: traceYevidence
Subject: Potential Roommate 5

So Dr. Angie, in your stalker opinion what do you think of the latest candidates?

Regards,
Constable Chestnut Commute

Sat,  June 05, 2012 at 10:22 AM
TO: traceYevidence
FROM: O DanniGirl
Subject: RE: Potential Roommate 5

Beevis,

I don't know how I feel about this person. I think he's a lot older,  being an older guy is a lot different than an older woman or a guy our age. I don't know how I would feel about that.

Huhhuhhuh,

Butthead

Sat,  June 05, 2012 at 2:45 AM
TO: O DanniGirl
FROM: traceYevidence
Subject: email from potential roommate 6

 Too old???

Sat,  June 05, 2012 at 2:45 AM
TO: traceYevidence
FROM: O DanniGirli
Subject: RE: email from potential roommate 6
Barry,

Do I think he's too old? Nah, nah I don't.

-Robin (back from the dead. too soon? I could use Justin and Jimmy)

Danni's Doorstep: Creative Halloween Costumes Part II

So I said that I would share my Halloween costume and here it is, along with Tracey's and another one one of my friends!

The Mozilla Firefox Symbol

---

Leela and Nibbler from Futurama

---

Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty

Things that need to be shared: Cleo

CASA De AWESOME gets a CAT!!

There is a cat that visits us, we learn that it's our backyard neighbor's (we asked people who she belonged to because we seriously considered kidnapping her) and that her name is Lila  (I still don't believe that the huge tuxedo of a cat is a girl, but there you go.) and she LOVES our driveway. Soaking up the heat from the pavement, and scratching her back (which involves this weird crab walk/roll down the hill of a driveway) And Danni actually likes her. (She's very particular on our furry four legged brethren.) I see my opportunity and 2nd3rd Roommate, and Danni agree. Case de Awesome is in search for a cat

Thu, Sept 13, 2012 11:20 AM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
Subject: Blues Clues
Mr. Salt and Mrs Pepper,
 I might have to adopt Leela. How do you feel about that?
<adopt a cat link>
 -Baby Paprika

Thu, Sept 13, 2012 11:35 AM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
RE: Blues Clues
Steve,
Do you want her just because she's named after a Futurama character?
-Magenta
 Thu, Sept 13, 2012 11:48 AM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
RE: Blues Clues
Joe, 
 yeah, She had one eye, I think it's kismet.
 -Handy Dandy Notebook

Thu, Sept 13, 2012 11:57 AM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
RE: Blues Clues
Here's the mail...
Let's add her to the list of cats to visit.
...it never fails.

Thu, Sept 13, 2012 12:17 PM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
RE: Blues Clues
Blue Skadoo-ed
Cool beans,
 -We Can too

Thu, Sept 13, 2012 12:19 PM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
RE: Blues Clues
We just figured out Blue's clues (for a VERY long time I thought she was a boy.)
 Had a dream lastnight with my brother in it.
In it he said I needed to get a cat named "Highlander"
What does that mean? How did I make that up in my head?
 'Cause we're really smart. ("Official story": Joe went to college on a Hopscotch scholarship. Real Story: Joe was fired for being hopped up on scotch)

***
Thu, Oct 4, 2012 3:15 PM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
Subject: Killer Tofu
 Doug, 
Hey. This 'fostering' cat thing is the most complicated/strangest thing ever.
Why can't they just have a pound. The other one we went to was nice.
Anyway this lady told me "I'll cross my fingers that you meet the cat of your dreams"
Don't get me wrong I love animals but they take their job a little too seriously.
 ANYWAY
 I emailed saying that I (we) would like to see Abby, Pinot, Egypt, and Leela.
-> Note you don't have to go, you can be as little or as much as involved as you want.
(lol that made it sound like you were the baby daddy. 'Ive decided I'm having this baby, and you can be involved as much as you like')
I got a response immediately and apparently Abby is a "courtesy listing"; they will write to her owner to see if she's still available.
Weird.
She will contact the rest of the foster homes of the cats. They will compare my schedule with theirs and will contact me and invite me to visit and meet the cats.
 I'm already overwhelmed.
 So what do you think, are you gonna be part of this baby's life or not?
 -Skeeter

 Thu, Oct 4, 2012 3:45 PM
TO: ODanniGirl
From: traceYevidence
Subject: Killer Tofu
 Porkchop-
UPDATE: Abby is a no go.
 -Patti Mayonnaise

 ***
Mon, Oct 8, 2012 7:13 AM
TO: traceYevidence
From: CatFoster Mom (Real Last Name was Critter lol)
Subject: Appointment
 Hi Tracey,
We are the foster home with Egypt.  She is a fabulous cat!  She's long and lean and very regal.  She also loves people, petting and playing.  Egypt is here with her kittens, a girl Nile and boy Pharaoh, and she's fostering two other, Tom and Jerry.  She must be quite young.  She likes to play almost as much as they do. When would you like to set up a time to meet her?
-CatFosterMom

After 3 months of an exhaustive search and application process (I'm not exaggerating when I say applying for college was easier and faster than this was) we found her, Egypt!!!!
-However, we didn't think the name suited her, but we wanted to keep the same motif, so her full name is: Queen Cleopatra, High Priestess of the Egyptian Nile River
We call her Cleo.
or Cleopatra Comin' Atcha
or FOXY Cleopatra
or Miss Cleo
or Kitty
or MeowMeow
or FartFace

She doesn't really respond to anything but cat treats
and sometimes Fartface.

Danni's Doorstep: Friday

This Thanksgiving I had the pleasure and joy (Note: Sarcasm) of watching the new song called "It's Thanksgiving" complete with unsupervised children cooking and random adult dressed as a turkey and a girl singing into a turkey leg and thinking she can rap.

Needless to say I was horrified.

I then came to learn that the song was created by the same man responsible for Rebecca Black's "Friday." everything makes sense now. I never thought there would be a day where there would be a song worse than "Friday." But alas!

For you Friday enjoyment:

Convo Convoy: Magic Powers

Tracey's Triangle: Workplace Do-Nothing-er

 Is it just me or does everyone have that coworker that you honestly have NO IDEA what they do all day.

I'm not talking about someone that does things and you're just too dumbwitted to understand what they do.

I mean they: get coffee, talk to family on the phone, go out to lunch, shop online, and then call it a day?

They're the ones that see you running around getting shit done and then ask you to help them do something, or remind you that you have to do something else?

and It takes all of your will power not to scream, "What the hell are you doing?"

I'm not talking about your boss, who's either earned respect, has experience, blah blah blah

I mean a co-worker, they may have more seniority then you do, but by far your boss.

They're also the first one's to complain about doing a job.

How life is unfair and they're not paid enough.

They're the ones who come in a 45 mins late, but complain that one time you're late 10.

(I bet these are the same ones who insist on walking in the middle of the sidewalk like they own it and won't move to the right so you have to move out of their way or you 'll bump eachother, and you know if you do run into eachother it'll be your fault.)

How do these people do this and not get fired?

More importantly how do I become one?

The Up Side, The Down Side, and My Side.

Bob WeHadABabyIt’sABoy: Laramie Eppler

If Michelle Williams

and Carey Mulligan

Had a baby 

It would be this Boy from Tree of Life (with Brad Pitt)

Things that need to be shared: Thanks Mom

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM CASA de AWESOME!

What are you thankful for this holiday season?

Thanks Mom (and family). -Love TraceYevidence



Tracey's Triangle: It's Funny because he's a Magician and a Dickens Novel

Okay first things first,  I would like to clear up the term "Young Adult".

When you say 'young adult' two things pop in my head.

1)What I think a young adult is. 20-early 30's. you are...a young - adult right?

2) Young Adult (YA) The book store section: Twilight, and the like.

The section in the book store should read 'teen', the books for 13-19 year olds. TEEN, it's right in the number itself. Now I'm not saying other people can't read them, some are good, some not so good, some so bad it makes them good. But most all of them are about teenagers going through the hardships of
highschool,
boyfriends,
and acne.

Although it never seems to really be about highschool.

I mean the real highschool: the studying and homework, being corralled though overcrowded hallways, trying to open your locker, buy and eat lunch in the 15mins allotted.

Acne, they ain't about that. The kids they write about about and eventually make WB shows about (sorry CW shows) are always clear skinned beautiful, and even the token 'poor kid' has a clothing allowance that equals what i pay in rent.

So they're mostly about boyfriends.

That "I would die for you love affair."

They're always Romeo and Juliet romances.

I'm not talking about what people THINK Romeo and Juliet is about, the greatest love story or whatever.

I'm talking about the real Romeo. People always seem to forget that there was this chick called Rosaline. That's right people the only reason Romeo even met Juliet because he was stalking his exgirlfriend he was still madly in love with, Rosaline. 

And I know that they're families hated each other and what not, but like most things the real drama was brought upon themselves through miscommunication.

Don't get me wrong I am a young adult, and I like reading Young Adult. They're easy to read, easy to understand - no complex plot or thinking required. They are fluff and they are fun.

MY POINT - I wish there was a REAL young adult section in the book store. Not Jeff Shaara or Maeve Binchy. I want the story that's between Gossip Girl and Anna Karenina, Hunger Games and War and Peace, Harry Potter and David Copperfield, and I'm sure they are out there, can you just put them in one, easily located section, preferably with a sign, so I can find them?

The Right Side, The Wrong Side, and My Side.

Danni's Doorstep: Underestimating

People underestimate the enjoyment value of bunny ears.

Urban Artwork: The Most Wonderful Time of Every 4 Years

It's that time of year again, and no I don't mean that most wonderful holiday where we pay homage to the supermarket gods by preparing way too much food and insisting that we need two helpings. Then submitting ourselves to the fate that is know as a food coma.

No, I mean the Presidential Election in the U.S. It's that time of year when you guard what you say or risk alienating acquaintances. Note the use of the word acquaintances, generally your friends know your beliefs and agree or just agree to disagree. You will also see many posts on Facebook praising one party and condemning the other. You'll drive past houses with 14 lawn signs telling you who they'll be voting for on the first Tuesday of November.

It's the homemade lawn signs that I really love. While coming home from my parents' house the other day I saw a particularly amazing one.

Now for those who don't know me, a point of reference, I am pretty liberal in comparison to others, but I am in no way an extreme liberal. I learn the facts about every question and race on the ballot and I make an informed decision based on what I believe on the individual topics.

For this election I have many reasons affirming my choice. There are stances that each candidate has taken on important topics, that fact that I grew up in a state where one of the candidates held a political office, and my satisfaction with the current president.

So when I see signs like these, I can't help but laugh at some people who feel the need to publicly declare their beliefs in a very obvious way.

If you can't read it, it says "IF Obama (Obama's Logo) WINS you can kiss your sweet a$$ (the Obama logo substitutes for the 'A') goodby"

Here are the issues I have with this sign:

1. Message - I am perfectly alright with making a political statement as long as you have facts to back it up. For example, I would find it perfectly legitimate if I said, "If Romney wins, as a woman in charge of her own reproductive organs, my rights will disappear." Romney is pro-life and wants to make it very difficult and expensive to purchase birth control. In this sign, what specific belief or stance does Obama take, that will cause me to, "kiss my sweet ass goodbye." Healthcare? Wall Street? What!?!

2. Grammar and Punctuation - This statement is missing a comma and a period to be a sentence in proper English. The way the sign should have been written: "If Obama wins, you can kiss your sweet ass goodbye."

3. Substituting Logos - As brought up by 2nd 3rd Roommate, when using a logo in a statement, it can either, mean the person's name (in this case), or replace a letter in a word. It doesn't work for both. For this sign, I will accept the use of the logo in replace of the president's name, but not as the 'a' in ass. For any sign in this election if you are going to be using a logo, here are the only appropriate uses. The Obama logo can be used for an 'o' and the Romney logo can be used for an 'r'.

3. Most Importantly...Spelling - Clearly Obama's plans for education are not that far off considering the person who constructed this sign can't even spell the word goodbye correctly.

With all of that being said, I hope everyone goes out on Tuesday and votes, no matter what you believe or who you are voting for. It's our right as American citizens to head to the polls and vote. Many people around the world don't get that option.

For more information on registering to vote or where to vote, check out this site: http://www.rockthevote.com/election-center/

Tracey's Triangle - Not my Cup of Tea

The T
The Tea Train
The Tea Train of Thought

The best part of tea is holding the warm cup.

It makes me think of the Tea Party.
Not the Alice in Wonderland kind, or the ones I would have as a kid with my fisher price plastic set with water and cookies, and not those pseudo-republican types, but of the real Boston Tea Party: Yankees throwing the British tea overboard

I think of Felicity (the American Girl) who refused to drink tea stating that she "shall take no tea".

I think of the quote from Dear Blank Please Blank:

Americans,

You'd have cool accents too if you didn't throw all that tea in the water.

Sincerely, 

The British 

and then I think I remember hearing something about Accents and how American English really hasn't changed from 'original' English and how the Hoity-toity Brits could have cool accents like us. 

and then I find this article that confirms what I remember hearing: American/British Accents

then I get to the end where it says: except Boston. 

So with my great grandfather being from England and the Boston/Rhode Island accent that slips from my usual normal general american newscasters english I guess I'll just hold my tea and shut up. 

I like trains. 

 

Things that need to be Shared: Zombie or Not to be

Happy Halloween from Casa de Awesome!

 Chuck & Beans

Shoeboxblog.com

Tracey's Triangle: Office Issues part 2

Things to do in the Office that are NOT fun.

1.) Undo paperclip chain

The Light Side, The Dark Side, and My Side

Tracey's Triangle: Office Issues

Things to do in the Office that are Fun.

1.) make a paperclip chain

The Near Side, The Far Side, and My Side

Things that Need to be Shared: Social Media Smackdown

We have a Facebook Page y'all!!! Woo! 

'Like' us on Facebook. We post funny pictures, videos, and links along with alerting you when we post new blog posts!

https://www.facebook.com/livefromcasadeawesome

Tracey's Triangle: Orange you glad?

Found an orange highlighter in the office supply closet.
Day made.
I foresee some brightly colored documents in my future. 

The Up Side, The Down Side, and My Side

Tracey’s Triangle: A Day in the Life: KMart Kreepers

Needed a composition notebook for course I am taking at the Community College.

Tangent:  I’ve been going to school for a long time. Sunday School, Pre-School,  Elementary to Jr High,  High School. Received my BA in college and my MS in grad school. This 101 course I’m taking is by far the hardest and most anxiety ridden. I am 27 and this professor legitimately scares the shit out of me. I have never wished to disappear more or not be called on in my life. I have seen this man chew out his students and spit them out again. And it’s only the 2nd class.

So...
     I needed this black marble composition notebook because apparently spiral isn’t good enough.
I don’t normally go into Kmart but I passed it on the way home from Zumba and because I needed it the next day I stopped. This was the 1st mistake.

    It was 830ish not too late, and there was a dozen or so cars outside. I get out and go in. 2nd mistake.

I’m not in a hurry and not used to the setup of Kmart I start to do a perimeter check. It’s the beginning of the school year I assume there would be sale on school supplies somewhere.
But I get distracted. 3rd mistake  

They must have just put out all their Halloween costumes and decorations because not only is everything  out but everything is neat and looks great. No costumes on the floor, no children trying out all the noise makers. So I meander seriously considering getting a fog machine or a mini-strobe light.
I didn’t realize how alone I was until out of nowhere an employee taps me on the shoulder asking ‘Can I help you.”
“Um no” I say recovering from her materializing in front of me. “Just looking. “
And she disappears just as fast.
I make it through the graveyard and giant blowup spider and see the school sale sign I knew would be there. And in an alcove of the store (where the summer plant things would have been) I see the cardboard bins of pencils and erasers. And just beyond the bins are two rows of note books.
As I approach I notice in my peripheral that there are other shoppers about. I think nothing of this. It’s a store. There should be people, So I think nothing more of this. 4rd mistake.
From puppies, doggies and kitties, to comic book heroes, and I Heart Edward notebooks (all spiral) I see what I have come for: The black composition.
But there’s only one.  And it’s bent and completely ruined. It would not at all past the standards of sed professor. I hold on to it however just in case.
I look up to see if I can find another. For – unlike the Halloween section- the school sale was completely picked over and unorganized.
And as I look up I see that the three people I barely noticed on my way in are looking at me. No. Not just looking at me. Completely stopped, feet planted in the ground, STARRING at me. And when I catch one women’s eye they all turn their attention elsewhere. The women continue a conversation and the man who is further away from them examines the bin of pens. But it was simultaneous. It was a Truman show moment, like they were waiting for a cue to start acting and confirming all my paranoid suspicions that people are watching me.  I shake the feeling and round the shelf to look in the next row to find the now elusive unblemished composition notebook. I hold on to the marred one like a knights shield from the creepers. None to be found I go back to where I found the original determined to find another where I again look up at the people who are back to staring at me. I look away VERY uncomfortable.  I look quickly back a third time to find them still staring. I now notice that the man is an employee by the blue shirt and name tag he wears. Because I find them staring and this time they don’t look away I confront them “I’m sorry is the store closing, are you waiting for me?” One of the women say something that sounds like “no speak englais” in what sounds like an American accent. And the Kmart worker whom I had actually addressed the questioned continued to stare blank faced and slack jawed. Creeped out beyond belief I frantically search for the blasted notebook wanting to leave but unable to do so empty handed.  Still with no luck I go to leave but am now approached by other employee who stops  uncomfortably close to me and pops a pose like she’s at the end of the runway hand on her hip and does a full handed point to me stating “It’ll be $49.99” Still holding the damaged notebook I looked confused “uhhh” I managed to get out. “It’ll be 49.99.” She repeats. “Each”
I don’t know what to do I literally am at a loss for words. I physically am unable to string together a sentence. I manage to start mumbling “Uh Uh ummm....I think-” “Oh that's for us” states one of the women. (can’t speak english my ass) The employee apologies and I take off.
I was too rattled and then amused by the whole situation to be offended that I was confused with women who were a good  30 years older than I was and 50 lbs heavier.

On my escape route I see another display at the front of the store of notebooks.
Composition notebooks.

Mission accomplished. 

This Side, The Other Side, and My Side.

Urban Artwork: King of the road way.

...My thoughts exactly.

Tracey's Triangle - A Shit in the Dark

Who's the electrical designing genius who decided to put the light to the bathroom outside the door?
That is just a practical joke waiting to happen.

That Side, This Side, and My Side

Danni's Doorstep: Creative Halloween Costumes

As we get closer to Halloween, one of my favorite holidays, the age old question of, "what am I going to be?" pops into my head. Fed up with being Hermione again, or reusing my Legends of the Hidden Temple costume from last year (as awesome as it was!), I felt I needed something new and something cheap if my wallet has anything to do with it.

So I went to work scouring the web for creative or funny homemade costumes. There were some really good ones, really bad ones, and some that I just didn't get. Here are some great costumes I saw:

Your favorite commercial character. 

A loofah.

Russell and Carl from Up!

And we know that we will get our lady gaga's, draculas, any member of the Jersey Shore, and of course the age old sexy kitten, sexy nurse, sexy _____ (fill in blank with any generic female role). But I never want to be those age old characters I want something new, something different, something out of the box!

After hours of searching, I have an idea for this year. If I can pull it off, I think it will turn out really well. (Check back after Halloween to see what I went as)

So now I want to know: What are you planning on being? What are some of the most creative costumes you've seen?

...Do you smell what I'm steppin' in?

Things That Need to be Shared: Magic Words

The Groupon Guide to: Magic Words 

In addition to sleeping on mattresses filled with the fur of thousands of black cats, magicians are known for shouting seemingly nonsensical words before performing tricks. If magic is about to happen in front of you, here's what you might hear:
• Abracadabra
• Kazaam
• Dipsy-doo, dunk-a-roo
• Boom shakalaka
• Slam, bam, jam; look out, I'm a magic man
• Weeblee wobblee, I'll turn my fingers into pieces of broccoli
• Ma ma ma ma ma ma magic
• Boo

Convo Convoy - William a.k.a. Grace?

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Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:47 AM

From: williamscute590@gmail.com

To: ODanniGirl
Subject: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Somewhere)

** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid:  wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info:  http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams

How are you today?...Am Grace, i just want to know may be the room is still available for rent and get back to me with the deposit and pic of the room..

Waiting to hear from you asap

Grace

Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:56 AM

From: ODanniGirl

To: TraceyEvidence

Subject: Fwd: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Somewhere)

Felix (The Neat One),

This is from William who really goes by Grace.

- Oscar (The Not So Neat One)

Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 9:37 AM

From: TraceyEvidence

To: ODanniGirl

Subject: Re: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Somewhere)

Shirley (the perky one),

Sounds like a scam, but you can see if she/ he reponds normal-er.

Did / Could you call Robin? Maybe we can set something up today or next week.

-Laverne (the Tom-boy)

***NOTE: Please note the difference between the original email and the reply to email.***

Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 9:44 AM

From: ODanniGirl

To: theodora5pu8@gmail.com
Subject: Re: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Somewhere)

Hello!!

Thank you for responding to our post.
The room is still available for this coming August.

A few questions:
How old are you? What do you do for a living?
How long are you thinking of living in Maynard?
Have you ever lived with girls before?

If you are still interested let us know and we can set up a meet and greet.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 4:35 PM

From: Grace Aldrich <theodora5pu8@gmail.com>

To: ODanniGirl

Subject: Re: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Somewhere)

I'm glad to hear back from you ,My name is Grace Aldrich, I am 24yrs
old,I am fun-loving, personal, friendly,clean, caring,and respectful
of others. I've been searching and searching for two weeks for a place
and been having no luck,Males/females doesn't matter as well as homes
with a lot of roommates. I graduated last year ,I am single and have
no children. However, Am coming  for my masters degree I was born in
Virginia Beach  I am originally from Buffalo NY. My dad is from there
too but my mum is from Canada.Am on research work at Guam (USA), am
almost done.with that Because its part of my prerequisite for my
masters in Micro-Biology . I would have loved to call you but I am not
mobile my mobile have been disconnected due to moving out of Guam.Am
really interested in renting from you and will really want to know
everything about the place . I would have loved to see the place but
am very far,but with pictures,I am glad. also if there is any
application to sign i will sign them when i arrive before i move in, i
promise you that before i move..

   I don't smoke. Please let me know the total payment of the place
and more over I  will send your email to my dad for him to email you
later Because  He is the one that will be paying the bills (Rent and
deposit fee), He is a busy Man, but nevertheless,I will like you to
send me your Full Name and the mailing address
street...City..State...Zip Code, your phone number as well that can
receive text messages, so that my Dad will issue out the payment for
the place as soon  as possible with that you can hold on the place for
me till I come .Thanks and have a nice day

Best  Regards

Grace

Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:23 PM

From: ODanniGirl

To: Grace Aldrich <theodora5pu8@gmail.com>

BCC: TraceyEvidence

Subject: Re: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Somewhere)

Hello Grace,

It was so good to hear from you. That is very exciting that you are getting your Masters in Micro-Biology. I have my Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering and my other roommate is a Mountie in Canada; she has a very long commute everyday. We like to live with highly educated people as we like to have philosophical debates every night to broaden our minds.

Let me tell you a little more about the house and bills and such. Since the 3rd bedroom is so much bigger than the others but we all pay the same amount, the third roommate is required to do all laundry and dishes on the premises. I am sorry but I can't supply you with any pictures as I was raised Amish and do not believe in the use of technology.

Unfortunately, the numbers fell off of our house and it's raining so I can't check what number our house is, but my full real name is Angie O'Plasty. My address is in the phone book, so hopefully you can find it there.

Hope to hear from you soon

- Dr. Angie

Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 5:29 AM

From: Grace Aldrich <theodora5pu8@gmail.com>

To: ODanniGirl

BCC: TraceyEvidence

Subject: Re: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Somewhere)

Thank you so much I'm very happy to hear from you, Everything sound
good to me and i will be happy if the room become mine..Just for me to
be assure the that the room is mine, Kindly get back to me with your
details as follows..

1.Name to be on the check
2.Contact Address(street,apt #,City,State,Zip code)
3.Contact telephone number i can text you (cell or work)

so that my Dad will issue out the payment for the place as soon  as
possible with that you can hold on the place for me till I come
.Thanks and have a nice day

Best  Regards

Grace

Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 8:38 AM

From: TraceyEvidence

To: ODanniGirl

Subject: Re: $441 Roommate Needed: 1Br Available 8/1 (Maynard)

Day. Made.