I didn't have to change a thing... this is a screen cap of the show with subtitling on. Courtesy of the original:

Wonder Woman, in a haze of disguised lust, arrives just in time to save Steve Trevor from being killed by hired assassins.

He says, "One of these days I'm going to find out how you always know when I need you."

She doesn't reply but looks to his crotch with a smirk on her face. Honestly, I'm not making this up. (It still makes me snicker, hence the repost.)

This post is brought to you by the letter f.

Labels: flickr, repost, silly

From the fabulous improv everywhere:

"For our latest mission, 16 agents staged a spontaneous musical in the food court of a Los Angeles shopping mall. We used wireless microphones to amplify the vocal performances and mix them together with the music through the mall’s PA system. We filmed the mission with hidden cameras, mostly behind two-way mirrors. Apart from our performers, no one in the food court was aware of what was happening. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our report below."



This goes a long way in explaining why I dislike musicals. The resemblance is very similar to real musicals (in my opinion).

Labels: other people's stuff, silly, video

Haley was so excited. She arrived at the coffee shop flustered, face red, her long scarf trailing beside her. She ran up to my table squealing, "I got the part! I got it I got it!"

I tried to interject and offer her my congratulations when she blurted, "It's a space pirate opera!"

"Pardon?" I asked, wondering if I had misheard.

"Yeah. The director said it's totally neomodern with a kind of Tolstoyesque twist. I'm not sure what that means but apparently the costumes are excellent."

I also had no idea what this meant, so I forced a bright smile on my face, and found myself saying, "Congratulations! I didn't know you sing! That's great!"

"Well," she clarified, "I don't really have a singing part. I'm the parrot. I just squawk a little. But I'm on stage the entire time!"

"The parrot," I repeated.

"But a really simple one. That has something to do with the neomodern thing. Apparently it's completely white."

"Oohh... like an albino parrot," I said, as enthusiastically as I could.

She stared at me, disappointed. Clearly I was missing something.

Labels: pirates, silly, story, strange

This was genuinely the string of e-mails in my spam folder. It made me laugh (read down through the topics).


All this time I thought the numerous spam messages for big d*cks (or d!cks) meant big dicks. I now stand corrected. Here's a recap just to screw up those who access my site via google. (They'll be sooo disappointed.)

"Want to be well hung, with a thick, muscular tool? Now you can
Be the Ladies' choice with your brand new big d!ck.
Help is on the way
Get a bigduck
Your insatiable chick will be full of pleasure.
It's important for you.
No doctor appointment is necessary"

Good to know. But not applicable to me I think since I don't really want an insatiable chick (or a bigduck for that matter).

Along the same lines (or not) a pond close to Amstel park has a fabulous "sculpture" of a gigantic rubber ducky. (And it really is inflated. It deflated for a few days this winter into a large yellow blob but is now reblown.) Check it out>>>

Credit must be given to ze frank for his unashamed endorsement of all things ducky. Here's a song to set the mood (check out Cleo's theme song).

Labels: big ducks, i'm tired and uncreative at this very second but at least it is a blog entry, seo, silly, spam

Here is an image from the party.
Credit for the photo goes to: Onno

The evening was filled with leprechauns, wonder woman, WD40 wee willy winky, ladies, a "whore", Lenny Kravitz, Love (an unwieldy-looking heart-shaped costume) etc etc. It felt like being in some sort of twisted Disney movie. But was great fun. Thanks birthday girl!! :)

The best line was definitely: "You are delightful." :P People were using me (as a lamp) to read menus etc Very very funny.

Labels: delightful, lamp costume, lights, photo, silly, truth is stranger than fiction

“Pelican breath,” he taunted her as he ran circles around her bike, trying to get her to fall off.

What does a pelican’s breath smell like, she wondered. Last week he'd called her Fish Skin, so she supposed this was a step up. At least pelicans don’t have scales. She popped a piece of gum into her mouth.

He stuck his tongue at her and ran past.

She tried to think of some quick retort, but of course spending time thinking about it kind of defeats the purpose. By the time that she thought to say Otter Eyes, he was long gone, around the corner.

Maybe she'd have a chance tomorrow.

Labels: name calling, silly

Disclaimer: This topic is inspired by a moment of procrastination and others’ musings on this topic.

I don’t consider myself to be an expert in very much. I’m a decent cook, have a good sense of design, can play a nice tune on the piano, can draw reasonably well and for the most part, write fairly acceptably. Note that for all of these things, I’m pretty average.

The one thing that I truly excel at is procrastination. Even for tasks that I enjoy, I am the Queen of Dilly Dally, the Mistress of Dawdle, and the Leader of Loiter.

I attribute this largely to unfocussed excitement over too many things, which, after an initial flurry of activity and loud outbursts of commitment, leads to a kind of strange stasis where I don’t really know what to do with myself or how to proceed. (Nice way of justifying it I think.)

I have actually (seriously) considered getting help for this… but I have little trust in psychiatry or counseling, since I’m increasingly aware that we are all basically somewhat fucked up and I’m not sure whether my deep lying cynicism would allow me to be open enough for advice from someone I suspect can’t actually help me.

Friends, over glasses of wine, have suggested that maybe my procrastinatory (sp?) tendencies can be attributed to fear of failure. I think that, in a weird way, this is a nice thought, since it attributes the quality of perfectionism to me (which I’m not sure is valid).

So, to turn this all around, I’ve decided that my area of expertise should be procrastination. While this may in fact challenge the whole notion of procrastinating, at least it addresses the issue, a bit.

Top 10 9 tips for procrastination:

1. It’s all about attitude. Consider the worth of your activity in the big scheme of things. Does it *really* matter? Chances are that if you consider issues such as starvation, debt forgiveness, global warming, human rights violations and similar types of issues, and your actual role in the universe, you will soon find that your action has very little impact. Why bother? Have a beer instead.
   
   
2. Figure out the most comfortable place to procrastinate and the task that is most diversionary. Games and other mindless Web surfing is perfect for this. While you may think that you can subtly accomplish this task at work, note that you may either be noticed or tracked while on the Hot Or Not site… This can be embarrassing, particularly if you have uploaded your own picture.
   
   
3. Beware of performing procrastination tasks that are actually in line with things that you really need to accomplish. For example, if you know that you really want to learn to play the guitar and you end up cleaning your fridge in order to avoid practicing, you may be challenging your right to claim that you are a true-blue procrastinator. The talking lettuce can confirm this.
   
   
4. Serious tasks are an excellent way to procrastinate since they will give you a vague sense of accomplishment. . . dulling your senses to your actual distance you are away from finishing your other tasks. Becoming an expert in small rodent taxidermy techniques, for example, will give you the sense that you have a unique skill. Pat yourself on the back. Next week, learn all about something else that is equally useless. Again, approach this with caution since others may interpret these acts as productivity and see you as a non-procrastinator with somewhat bizarre interests.
   
   
5. Weigh what is really important and avoid those things. As mentioned in point two (2), there are many options when it comes to diversion. Choose the ones that right for you. Avoid serious topics since they might evoke unexpected passion and action. This is only a small risk though, since your initial burst of enthusiasm is quickly challenged by a practiced short attention span (the trait of any true procrastinator).
   
   
6. Play the blame game! Use others as the reason that you are not accomplishing what you really want to! This keeps you from feeling any unpleasant guilt. If you keep repeating that other things, people or circumstances are impeding you from progress, you can also avoid the judgement of others. Keep repeating that you are “really busy”.
   
   
7. Avoid activities in which you are actually accountable to others. This will ensure that you can stay in your “happy place”.
   
   
8. Deadlines are a procrastinator’s friend. This may sound like a contradiction however, the burst of incredible productivity prior to a deadline will ensure that you fulfil your current obligations and will exhaust you. This exhaustion is your best tool for another period of procrastination prior to your next deadline. And, the energy that you bring to the activity will probably reap excellent results.
   
   
9. Blogging and Facebook … (does this require explanation?)
   

Watch this informative video… Surely you will be avoiding something if you do.

In all seriousness, my skills in procrastination are something I truly hate about myself. It is something I desperately want to overcome. I want my hours and days to mean something.
This summer, I attended a one week fiction writing workshop in which my most fabulous mentor (clearly a man who does not have this problem) encouraged me with these words: “Just finish one story, and do it well. Don’t worry about the ones you haven’t finished.” I hope that you will see the fruits of this encouragement… however it is November, and that was July.

Aaah! If you have words of wisdom, please don’t procrastinate. What is your secret to productivity?

Labels: frustration, interpreting and reinterpreting, mid-life crisis, sighs, silly, thoughts

Originally uploaded by ingridf_nl.

Check out the description in the first paragraph... interesting "word smithing".

First you are thinking, Ohhhh, a "cultural recipe" .... what is that?

Luscious tomatoes.... treat for my tastebuds, unhunh, all good... which then turns into... short life span and death. :P

Just... keep it going on the window sill.

Boohoowahahahaha... only a few weeks left.

Labels: i want that job, photo, silly, tomatoes, writing