Category — just for fun

There’s something going around out there. Out on the internet. And it seems to be spreading.

Perhaps you’ve seen it?

It is often accompanied by the following hashtag:
#JANphotoaday

And I’m joining in the fun. You should to.

Get those creative juices flowing again. Reboot from the holidays and the desire to never touch a camera again and have a little fun with it.

Want more info? Check out this site – she has all the info you need.

And if you want to keep track of my progress, my instagram moniker is PersimmonPulp – just like twitter.

Come join the fun!

A thousand horsemen beating kettle drums…

Skin that’s been attacked by a polka dot cactus…

Ears that are going deep sea diving…

Teeth that are crying out for a trip to the dentist…

Eyes that feel like they’ve been crying for 500 days in the desert…

The throat of a fire-breathing dragon…

A nose that forgot its job…

and a body that feels like it’s been through a boxing match… or 12.

What do these have in common?

THE FLU.

Help, I’m under attack, and my body is running amuck!

Yuck.

Stumbled upon this fun little game today, and I thought I’d share it.

Created by OnePlusYou

Oddly enough, I’m not sure that I’ve had much caffeine at all today… well, other than the tea at lunch 8.5 hours ago!  Just fresh, real, healthy food.    but it was fun to beat out a rhythm for the game.  (and it made Eric look at me to see what on earth I could be doing over here!)

I know this has been making the rounds, but it was just too funny not to share!

Enjoy…

Yep, this is a little off the beaten path, but when I came across this contest, I just couldn’t say no!  What contest, you ask?  The one from What Not To Wear, of course!

What Not To Wear has teamed up with ShopSmartLookFab.com, TwitterMoms, and General Growth Properties to give away a $25 mall gift card to 50 lucky bloggers.  Want in?  Just visit Twitter Moms and write your post!

So, on with my must haves for fall…

1. A good scarf. Really, it just doesn’t seem like fall if I don’t have a great scarf.  Fortunately scarves have made a huge comeback and there is a huge varety of styles out there to choose from.  I’m loving the large pashmina’s that are everywhere (some as low as $5!) but I still keep coming back to my funky wool and paper scarf.  Paper?!?!?  Yep!  The yarn was called Papyrus and has wool mixed with cotton thread and little paper fiber pieces.  I always get comments on it and it’s snuggly warm and fabulous.
2. A new handbag.  Not that we need a reason to get a new bag, but hey, Autumn is a great one!  Personally I love any reason to embrace the warm colors of fall – gold and rust, cranberry,deep green and chocolate brown.  These are the colors I love and this is the season that is all about them!  A couple of years ago I started September with a very “teacher-y” handbag – brown background with orange, pink and cream apples and pears on it.  Sounds odd, but it was just so cute!
3. Boots.  Ankle, knee high or somewhere in between, this is the season that they start coming out and I am sooo glad.  While I am always on the lookout for the perfect pair of boots, I’m happily trying a few different styles until I can find that one pair.  What would my perfect pair look like?  Knee high with a 3″ chunky heel.  Smooth leather and most likely in a deep brown.  Black boots rock too though, so I think we should all get both!
4. A plaid skirt.  Plaid just seems like fall to me, and I’m not sure why.  Perhaps it was the years of back-to-school shopping as a kid when I had the plaid skirt and matching sweater combo in a variety of colors – who knows!  Plaids just seem “right” in fall.  Long, short or in-between, plaid is fab – and it’s coming back into style in a big way this season!  Doin’ a happy dance over here!
5. The Perfect Top.  Well, with a new skirt, boots handbag and scarf, you need something to wear with them, right?  My perfect top would be in bright white.  A nice heavy-yet-soft fabric with a v-neck.  Somewhat formal looking, but with something flirty about it.  You know, like the one I bought for M this year (and she consequently will NOT wear!  Kids!)  Well, either that or something in a nice, warm, chocolat-y brown.  I do love chocolate brown…

So, those are my picks for Fall Must Have’s.  Now if I just had the funds to complete the outfit I’d be in good shape!  Here’s hoping…

Want to get in on the action?  Head over to TwitterMoms and get yourself entered!  Here’s hoping we both win!

I wished for a dish
and I found a fish

I wished for a dish AGAIN
and I found a clucking hen

I WISHED for  DISH
and I had an itch

I WISH FOR A DISH
oh
it’s under my sandwich

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My 7 year old & I just co-authored this.  Can you tell we’ve been reading Shel Silverstein?

In place of a Wordless Wednesday post today I am asking for a caption to this picture…

yeah… that would be my dearest darling husband.  thoughts?

meme – Eric’s version

Number of Songs =  1692
Number of Albums =  573
Most Recently Played Song =  Frozen Oceans – Shiny Toy Guns
Most Played Song =  “Mirror” – Claire Voyant
Most Recently Added Album =  “Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True” – Fair to Midland
First Song Alphabetically =  “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” – Ella Fitzgerald
Last Song Alphabetically =   “Zor” – Nev
Smallest Song Numerically =  “7″ – Moby (Play)
Largest Song Numerically =  “1234″ – Feist
Shortest Song =  “Firefly Main Theme” – Sonny Rhodes
Longest Song =  “Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream Of Love” – Underworld
First Album Alphabetically =  A-Sides – Soundgarden
Last Album Alphabetically =  Your Love Never Fails – Jesus Culture
Smallest Album Numerically =  3 Rounds and a Sound – Blind Pilot
Largest Album Numerically =  187 Soundtrack
First 5 Songs That Come Up In Shuffle =
…  “Norwegian Lovesong” – Leaves’ Eyes
…  “Bullet The Blue Sky”- U2
…  “Deep Silent Complete” – Nightwish
…  “No Need To Explain” – Lacuna Coil
…  “Black Soul Choir” – 16 Horsepower

Songs that aren’t numerical or alphabetical = “.” – Death Cab For Cutie

Hopefully more interesting than a bowl of cold oatmeal, a snapshot of my iTunes library.  Really – check out Fair to Midland – they’re my new fave band out of Texas Shmexas.