Sheer Brilliance

Yep...i love it. Thats all. :)

On another note...check out this site. Bizarre American Holidays. Who knows if this is real or not...but damn it's funny. I'll have you know that my birthday is 'No beard day'. So get ready those of you with beards in my life. I expect clean faces come October 18th!!!! If you are just too attached to your facial hair...it's ok....you can never go wrong with a kick ass gift.

oh yeah....i almost forgot...

MERRY HUMP DAY!!!!!

Don't judge me

If you don't think these are the cutest/funniest thing ever, there is something wrong with you!

Puppy Whistle - The top video clips of the week are here



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"Happiness is Lake Erie"

I have a thing for funny t-shirts...i'm not sure if you knew this...but it's true. This specific one has caught my eye recently and i NEED it. I'm usually an avid Threadless consumer but Snorg is really stepping it up these days. Oh the choices!!!!!!!!! It is about time i rotate out some oldies from my wardrobe, and bring in some fresh material. This one is a definite. :) If only Amazon could work other websites into their wishlist option i would be one happy camper come borthdays and x-mas. Yep i just typed 'borthdays', i'm not changing it...it's funny.

Have a good one!!!!!!

Merry Hump day!

You can take the girl away from the birds but you can't take the birds away from the girl!!!

GREAT story and video about an Eagle that came into Tri-State.

Nice work guys...keep it up!!!! I miss the crap out of everyone!!!!

Gettin the heck outta Dodge...er...Delaware

Okey Dokey

Well it's Tuesday. Not just any Tuesday. It's the Tuesday before the Friday that i have to be ready to move my life back home to good 'ole Buffalo. As some of you may know I am an experienced mover. And by experienced i mean i have moved about 15 times since i was 18. Oh bessie! One would think that at this point i would have this whole packing/organizing thing down. Oh how wrong you are! I hate packing...i despise packing. Finding the right box and wrapping things carefully and playing Jenga with the moving truck and making all the pieces fit. BLECH! I much prefer the unpack. I enjoy finding new homes for things and opening boxes like it's christmas. Needless to say, my packing is not as on schedule as I had hoped but it will all be done. I work very well under packing pressure and man, is the pressure on!

This is what I wish i could do. Not necessarily the boat part but the moving the whole house part. It would make everything soooooooooo much easier!

I know this is what my house should look like at this point......

but this is what it feels like at the moment.

I have complete faith that everything will go smoothly. The move is happening this weekend whether i like it or not. I'm bringing in an out of state expert team to help me complete the final step of this moving process. This is a team of professionals. They single handedly moved across NY state, unpacked, pack back up and brought it all back the very next week later. If thats not talent i don't know what is!!! So i put in my request a long time ago and I was lucky enough to be able to book them just in time for the big move.

Ladies and gentlemen....i present to you....

TEAM GARVEY!!!!!!!!

What is a team without its captain? I'm bringing in Mike Garvey to lead this team of professionals. His resume was pretty impressive I would be a fool not to trust this mans expertise in this field. His management strategy and impressive list of higher education degrees made him a perfect choice to run this show.

Second in command we have Louis Garvey. Lou was an obvious choice for the team. With his incredible strength and brilliant moving truck maneuverability, he is a valuable assest to this project.

Lisa Garvey is the usual 3rd part to this team. Unfortunatly due to some health concerns, she will be unable to do any of the heavy work that she is used to. She will play the role of cheerleader and ice-tea maker. If all goes well, we might be able to get a Swiffer in her hands unless the dust-bunnies get too rowdy. In that case, she will need to stick to the ice-tea.

And last.....but CERTAINLY not least, we have Katie "chainsaw" Battaglia. She may not be a Garvey but she in an incredibly imortant part of this team. She will hang up her chaps and helmet for the day and put on her weight belt and pick up the slack that Lisa will be unable to attend to. She anticipates a smooth move and wishes her team all the luck in their current challenge.

So there you have it kids. Wish us luck, and i don't think i am going to have time to write before the game begins on friday. So peace out for now and I'll see you when i get home. B-lo Style!

Spider-Pig!

I don't really have a huge need to see this movie...but I will go because of this part! I am hysterical everytime i watch it. :)

Please pass the Aquanet...

You how sometimes you wake up in the morning with the WIERDEST songs in your head. Well today was one of those mornings. I woke up with...wait for it...the "Mr. Bucket" theme song in my head. Most of you are probably not familiar with this song but it is a late 80's early 90's game that had the most ridiculous theme song on its commercial. I felt i needed to blog it today so everyone can suffer with me and have this song stuck in their head. As i was searching for this video i came across some other 80's classic commercials that i felt we all should have a chuckle over. Let us not forget that at the time these aired...everything in these 30 second spots were totally normal...hair, clothes, slang, etc. Enjoy, and just try to not get one of these songs stuck in your head...for..daaaays!

Birth of a Hummingbird

This is freaking amazing (well to me anyway). Be sure to click on NEXT PAGE at the bottom of each page; there are 5 pages in all. A lady found a hummingbird nest and got pictures all the way from the egg to leaving the nest. Took 24 days from birth to flight. This is something that is sooooooooo rare to document, enjoy your chance to be one of the few who will ever get to see it first hand.

I know i know....bird-nerd to the rescue post...but seriously, i bet you will think this is cool too. The last pic is my fav...getting to see how big the nest actually is. AMAZONG!!! (yep i just mis-typed amazOng...and i'm not going to fix it...i love these pictures that much!)

Hummer Nest

Merry Almost Hump Day

When i was little and it was around christmas time i would wait and wait and wait for the JCPenny catalog to arrive. I woud RUN into the living room with my little strips of scrap paper and turn directly to the toy section and begin to bookmark everything i "needed" that year. I thought it was ridiculous that i would have to write a list for santa when I had already marked all my necessities in the catalog. Why couldn't i just send him the catalog, it would be double my work to rewrite everything. Nonsense.

Needless to say I grew out of the JCPenny catalog bookmarking and making lists for Santa. Not because i didn't want to do it anymore but becuase i was too "old" for such things. I am happy to say that I am now older and wiser and have discovered the most brilliant thing ever. I owe this discovery to my fabulous brother-in-law Mikey. He introduced me to the wish list feature on Amazon.com.

So if anyone gets stumped in buying me the coolest gift ever...i got you covered. :)

Oh and in-case you recently crashed your hard drive like i did (twice) i turn 27 in 100 days. Oh and did i mention that i will be in town for this one for the first time in god only knows how long. :) WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Delayed Meme

I was tagged by my dear friend Michael Walline a while ago and i am finally getting to it. It was really hard to think of 8 things about you that most people don't know or that you don't want them to know. So this is me giving it a shot.

• When i was 8ish and in Brownies, i learned the alphabet in Sign language. I was obsessed with it. I would finger spell everything...ALL THE TIME. I would try to be descrete, and keep my hands at my side or in my lap. When my mother finally noticed that my fingers were constantly moving in odd ways, she told me i looked like i had some sort of a disorder! I'm not going to lie i still do it...but i'm much better at hiding it!

• My mom is a Physical Therapist. When i was little i would bring ALL of my dolls and stuffed animals out and instead of playing house or some similar childs imaginary game...i would do physical therapy on them and help them "walk". I was a special kid. :)

• I have always wanted to be a dancer! It facinates me and i think it is the most incredible thing for people to move in such a beautiful way.

• I usually only drive with my left hand and i shove my other hand under my right leg. Don't ask why...i just do. But as it turns out i have worn a spot out in my dirvers seat from sitting on my right hand all this time.

• My least favorite word in the whole wide world is "underpants". I hate saying it, hearing it, and typing it. It's the worst!!!!

• I hate gum. Never liked it. I used to gag when i was little and people were chewing it around me. I'm much better now but i still hate it. I much prefer an altoid.

• I have physically moved 13 times since i was 17 yrs old. This entails moving to a new place to live with all my crap! This does not include my upcoming move back to b-lo. OY!

• I am a very tactile person. I touch everything. When i go to a clothing store i touch everything and it drives my sister nuts! I can't help it I want to know what everything feels like. I don't think this is a disorder. :)

Cant' deny the scientific evidence

I'm super excited for this movie..it's looks great! Not to mention the footage of the penguins is form a spill we were involved in a few years ago. Good stuff!

The 11th Hour

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Happy Bird-Turd SCHMOO!!!!!

You were the cutest damn peanut ever!!!!!!!!

Don't worry..you still ARE!!!!! 1 whole year later! I can't believe it!

I miss the ba-jesus out of you!!!!! See you soon!!!!!

Catching up

So i'm back in the office and ready to tell you about my trip to Cali. We had a blast. There was some work thrown in there but as you see from the pictures, we had a good time.

This was the view from the deck of the hotel.....The weather was like this EVERYDAY!

We got to stay in a fancy dancy hotel.....feather beds and all

Sarah kicked things off by kissing the sea lion for good luck...not that we needed it

This is the vew from the top deck at the hotel....did i mention it was beautiful

Yes that is Betty White and no i did not get her autograph or thank her for being a friend. She was the guest speaker that kicked off the conference. She is about 195 and the cutest damn thing EVER!!!!! She left right after she spoke not giving me the chance to tackle her and get a better picture.

We had a great opportunity to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium after hours and enjoy a strolling banquet. There was incredible food and you got to tour the aquarium at your leisure without the crowds. So cool!!!! OH and no this is not a seagull....this is an Albatross! The closest i will ever be to this UBER cool bird!

Another great view of the Bay

Some really great flowers....just for you Dad.

More flowers

This is the before pic of Sarah and I. This was before we shoved off and went on a boat trip with some researchers to do some night capture of Seabirds. I say this is the before picture, because shortly after this our boat was navigating 15ft ocean swells....I'm working on getting the video of us experiencing these huge ass waves. It's hilarious!!!!

This last picture was on the flight back to DE. As we were flying over Utah or some similar state that falls between California and Texas i looked out the window and saw this...i don't know about you but i think the name of this town should be "Pie Chart Town". If anyone knows what these actually are...don't tell me....i would like to remain calling this place "Pie chart town".

From beginning to end we had a great trip!!!!

Happy Birthday ANNIE!!!!! (yesterday)

Anna!!!!!! Remember when it was your birthday yesterday....well needless to say this girl got a little distracted with some oily bird situations....this post WAS in the making...that i do swear to!

Anywho....what a better way to celebrate than to draw out the celebration as long as we can. I know you're all for that!!!!

I thought i would put together a little photo journal of some of your best moments. Well best moments on film that is....god knows there are sooooooooooo many more!!!

Remember when we wore pink dresses?

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Remember how cute our shoes were...

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Embarrassing Lisa couldn't be any easier!

Remember when Mahooch tipped over all the chairs that morning?

We were all drunk...but Kim's really the only one that is showing it (for once)

Roomies!!!! Make Room for one more soon!!!!!

Who's pretty?!!?

Member how Drunk Lisa was....we LOVE drunk Lisa!

Adam made you cover up...cause you looked naked in the pic....

SUPER BIRD!

I love me some Patty and Jim (the shirtless wonder)

No questions..

Why are we so pale?

I have no words for this picture...

And last but not least...one of the cutest damn babies i have ever seen!!!!! Happy Birthday ANNA!!!!! I will be around for the next one!!!!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Merry Hump Day!

How's that picture for an opener!? Apparently our new trick is "Soooo Big". I can't WAIT to see it! It's killing me. Anywho, Happy Wednesday. I know Maeve looks a little special in that pic but i adore it. And look at her hands. I think she is going to be a dancer...she already has good form!!!!! We might need to work on her stage facial expressions though. :)

Sooooo it is official. Mama, I'm comin home. It has been an INCREDIBLY hard decision, but my heart is and will always be in b-lo. I am going to be going back to school and getting my masters and teaching certification. We all know how i despise school but you gotta do what you gotta do. I think it is the best decision for me and it will provide me with a stable supportive job that has tons of options and flexibility. I will NOT be giving up on my wildlife passion but i think i need to face reality and realize i personally cannot make a stable career out of it. This makes me very sad, but it does not mean i have to give it up. It just means I need to explore other options. :)

Something else i need to do that make me so happy that has been missing for so long...Performing. I miss the crap out of it. I know it's bad when i go to see shows and i can barely sit in my seat i'm so excited and jealous of those onstage. I literally work myself into a full on tizzy trying to regain my compusure and attempt to look like any other regular theater goer. Needless to say i'm excited to get back and to get working to get my 'perform' on.

I have a crazy couple of weeks coming up that are going to fly by. I am going to a wildlife conference in CA next week. It will be my first time on the west coast, for an amazing conference. I can't wait!! Then i will be traveling home for a bit for 2 weddings of 2 very close friends of mine. I will be flying back here for a second in a half and then it's game time. My oh so generous and pregnant sister and her husband have graciously offered to come down and move me home. I can't tell you how much this means to me. Lisa has never seen what I do and what I am passionate about. I can't wait to show off the fun things I do and hopefully pass off why this is such an incredibly hard thing to leave.

Thank you everyone for your support. This is going to be a tough transition for me and it is happening very fast so please bare with me. Don't get me wrong i can't wait to come home...I don't why i have been fighting the inevitable for so long. :)

Ok i want to leave on a funny note. We all know my affinity for funny t-shirts. I will never be too old to stop loving them. My favorite t-shirt website threadless tee's has just come out with a new shirt. It's called Gay Pride...and by god it's the most fabulous t-shirt ever!!! I'm not sure if you know the amount of gay men in my life right now...but i might buy every single one of them this shirt, cause it's that brilliant!!!

OK Merry Hump Day!!! Have a good one!

Diet Coke & Mentos

Now i know we have all heard of or seen this odd chemical reaction...well these guys have taken it to the next level.

Oh wait...it gets better...

Those who sent this craziness to me said it perfectly:

"TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS!!!"

"WHAT A WASTE OF DIET COKE!!!"

None the less....pretty cool :)

Weekend roundup

I had a really good weekend. It all started on friday when after work we had, what i have learned from veteren Delawarians, as a "porch night". This event consists of food, beer and friends. Really, does it get any better than that? Yeah, not really. It was a sweltering 95 degrees, so along with beer and burgers i thought it was appropriate to make frozen margharitas. I have attmepted this job before and it has turned out all right but this batch was some good ass sh*t. Good enough to make Mary Pat proud. It was great, as night fell the summer thunder rolled in and we had a great light show among the stickinees that was now 90 degrees. Over all, the night went off without a hitch and once it was dark enough where we couldn't see each other anymore or the mutant mosquitos that were eating us alive we called it a night. Did i mention there is a sh*t load of fireflies here in Delaware. We don't have those in the city of ruff-buff and i wish we did cause they are soooooo neat! So that was friday.

Saturday was a sleep in until you ABSOLUTLY have to get out of bed because you are going to wet your pants morning. It was a day full of catch up television, downloading whatever fun music and movies i can get my hands on...oh and taking naps (very important). I decided at about 7ish to get off my butt and go to the grocery store. Here is what was in my refridgerator that led me to this task: Jelly, cheese, and old cantelope. I couldn't even pretend to make a meal out of that, and I'm usually good at improvising. Why the long story about the trip to the grocery store you ask? Well....when i returned home with empty pockets and a soon to be full refridgerator, i noticed something was funny. As I unpacked, i came upon a bag of stuff that i destinctly rememeber NOT purchasing. I checked my receipt and double checked it...sure enough i didn't pay for these items. Here, ensues the moral dilema. As my sister put it..."well it was paid for...just not by you...so it's not stolen food". True, true Lisa. But lets just say the contents of this bag will make me very popular at our next cookout. Popular enough to feed 20 of my closest friends the main part of their meal. After consulting with my moral advisors and considering consequesnces I decided to do nothing. I tucked this food that the Grocery God has granted me away in a safe place, and will use it to feed others at social gatherings. I do not have much remorse over this decision, i will not be greedy and consume it for sole purpose only. I know my mother is getting ready to post a comment on how i should be attending confession right now, but we will see. Maybe this surplus of food was sent to me for a good reason. For example....what if there is a natual disaster and I am trapped in my house with someone who is severely anemic?! And i mean severely! Wanna know what...i might just be able to save this persons' life with the rations that i was given this weekend as a grocery miracle. And lets' say this was not meant to be a grocery miracle but a test of honosty....well i won't be surprised when i return from the grocery store in the future and I have nothing in my bags but carrots and circus peanuts. I will then understand that i failed the test. So that was saturday.

Okey Dokey...Sunday i got to go see the 3rd pirates of the carribbean movie. It was quacktastic. It was a little on the long side but looking back i would not have cut out a thing...it was all necessary and enjoyable storyline and footage. I made sure we went to a matinee so that i could make it home in plenty of time to see the Tony's. Even though i was only familiar with a few of the shows up for awards, it is ALWAYS an entertaining event. There were some incredible performances and well deserved awards presented throughout the evening. Unfortunatly that is not what will be the majority of my sunday post. After the awards the local news immediatly aired. What was the lead story...the LEAD story? It was about a local pizza shop owner who was in the finale of the Sopranos for .76 seconds!!! THAT WAS THE LEAD STORY. They spent a good 10 minutes on this. RIDICULOUS. Wanna know what the second and 3rd stories were? The second story was about a 2 yr old who was in his stroller on a walk with his grama and a car lost control and killed him. The 3rd story....The shooting in Wisconsin that killed 6 people and left a baby injured with a gsw to the chest. Yes prettybird readers...that was the local news. Thank god the late breaking information on the .76 seconds that the local pizza shop owner got on the Sopranos was aired...i was nervous it might be overshadowed by the other non-important things that are going on in the world right now.

Ok done and done...overall a great weekend. I'm really going to miss it here. Where am i going you may ask? Stay tuned...i'll get to that post in a few days. :)

Babies!!!

I love me some babies...i saw this video and fell right over. Granted there is no comparsion to this kind of baby, but it's a close second.

Please pay close attention and turn on your speakers...there is an undeniably adorable "ehn" sound that he produces that is so cute it makes my teeth hurt.

Oh by the way it's a Porcupine.

"Hold me closer Tony Danza"

Apparently this song is called "whine up". What does that mean?!?!? I don't think i even want to know.....

So do me a favor and listen to the first 10 seconds of this clip....and tell me what YOU think she is sayin....

Because to me she is saying.....

"Pineapple...pineapple...pineapple..oh yeah"

Give it a second listen...and i bet you'll see it my way....i think she needs to change the title.

Office Linebacker

Did you ever wish you had one of these at your job....How great would that be?!!??!?