Ten Things!!

1.  Have you seen the movie Bridesmaids?  If not, you should.  It was hilarious!!  My sis and I checked it out a few weeks ago at Pacific Place.  So funny.  Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph do a bang up job, and the sleeper hit for me was Melissa McCarthy -- she plays Megan, the groom's sister.  Just check the movie out, you'll see what I mean.  Three words -- puppies wearing berets.

I also saw Hangover 2 with Kim and Casey.  Funny but totally predictable.  Kinda had the same recipe as the first one.  If you haven't seen it, wait for the DVD.

2.  Totally loving my SMASH book!!  Also found this cool SMASH blog.  Being a total pack rat of all things quirky, I have a lot of stuff to put in my Smash book from over the years.  I found a list of favorite movie quotes that I had written down from a few years ago.  Said list now lives in the Smash book.  Apparently I was on a Big Lebowski and Anchorman kick.  Here are some of my favorites:
- Years later a doctor will tell me that I have an IQ of 48, and I'm what some people call "mentally retarded"
- I told those fucks down at the League office a thousand times that I don't roll on Shabbat!
- You brought the fuckin' Pomeranian bowling? What do you mean 'brought it bowling' Dude? I didn't rent it shoes. I'm not buying it a fucking beer. He's not taking your fucking turn, Dude.

3.  I'm loving the new Death Cab for Cutie album, Codes and Keys.  It has been on repeat since I picked it up a few weeks ago.  All great songs but my favorites are Some Boys and Monday Morning -- also the title track Codes and Keys is pretty awesome.

4. In other music news, I saw Will Wakefield & the Congress Hotel at the High Dive in Fremont this past Friday night -- they rocked my socks off!  They were a welcomed departure from my usual music fair.  Check them out on iTunes or go to their next show on Thursday, July 21st at The Sunset Tavern in Ballard.

5. Remember when I told you about Pickwick?  Well I'm going to see them this Friday night and I'm pretty pumped about it.  They blew me away when I saw them at The Tractor a few months ago.  They are playing with another band that I haven't heard of, Shim.  Here's a reminder of how awesome Pickwick are:



6. Check out these super cool earrings my sis got me for my birthday.  They were made by one of my favorite jewelry designers -- Markhed Design.  I've shown her stuff on my blog before.  Love her work.

Hearts and Cross-Bones

7.  A few months ago I discovered the awesomeness that is An Idiot Abroad.  Have you watched it?  You should.  I've also been listening to Ricky Gervais's podcast -- he totally cracks me up.

8.  I've heard from quite a few people that I should be watching Game of Thrones on HBO, so I started watching it today -- just watched the first episode but I can tell it is right up my alley.  Sort of has a Lord of the Rings type feel to it.  Question though -- was monkey business between siblings a common practice in medieval fantasy lands?  Also excited because True Blood Season 4 is starting again at the end of the month.

9. I've had such a great experience taking Ali Edward's One Little Word workshop over at Big Picture Classes, I've decided to take another class -- Mastering Manual Mode.  Should be a fun project to work on over the summer, hopefully the weather will warm up here so I can get outside to take some pictures.

10. Spuzz has turned out to be quite the little rascal!!  He has soooo much more energy than Milo ever had, not surprising considering I got Milo when he was an old man and Spuzz is only 7 months old.  Spuzz is a chewer -- he likes to taste test everything in his path.  This includes the cords behind the television.  I came home from work one day and he had unplugged every cord behind the television.  Since then I have built a little fortress around the tv so he can't get his little mischievious self back there.  He seems to also like to poke around the laundry hamper, looking for stray socks (his most favorite thing of mine to chew on).  He hasn't destroyed any furniture yet, but that is probably only due to the fact that I have about 15 different varieties of chew toys to keep him occupied.  He's a sweet boy though.  He burps and it melts my heart every time.

Here's another video I want to share.  Galen Disston of Pickwick singing "My Best Friend" by Queen with the Seattle Rock Orchestra.  How cool is this?  I wish I would have seen this live.