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.