Fun at Kimball Farm

We went to Kimball farm in Westford with the family this weekend. Wow, was it fun! Their offerings begin with food and ice cream, and are then huge in scope, ranging from bumper boats and petting zoos to 2 miniature golf coures, a driving range and batting cages. Fun was had by all!

Connor's first drive on the range

Fiona is getting the hang of things

Uncle Michael demonstrating the proper technique

Bumper boats -- Booyah -- they were fun!

Bam!

Fiona did a great job driving!

Connor did not want to leave the batting cages!

Mad Libs

We recently rediscovered a childhood favorite - Mad Libs -- reincarnated on the iPhone. Mike and I played with it a bit on a long car ride a few weeks ago. Connor had a blast doing it on our trip into Boston.

I want to share these funny little stories!

Connor did this one.

TARZANOne of the most hairy
ADJECTIVE characters in fiction is called 'Tarzan of the dogs
PLURAL NOUN.' Tarzan was raised by a/an monster
ANIMAL and lives in a/an green
ADJECTIVE jungle in the heart of darkest (the) Texas
A PLACE. He spends most of his time eating bananas
TYPE OF FOOD (PLURAL) and swinging from tree to cat
NOUN. Whenever he gets angry, he beats on his chest and says, 'beep
FUNNY NOISE!' This is his war cry. Tarzan always dresses in blue
ADJECTIVE shorts made from the skin of a/an kangaroo
ANIMAL, and his best friend is a/an fat
ADJECTIVE chimpanzee named Cheetah. He is supposed to be able to speak to elephants and zombies
PLURAL NOUN. In the movies, Tarzan is played by Connor
PERSON IN ROOM.

Connor also did this one.

VACATIONSA vacation is when you take a trip to some hairy
ADJECTIVE place with your plain
ADJECTIVE family. Usually you go to some place that is near a/an Florida
NOUN or up on a/an Colorado
NOUN. A good vacation place is one where you can ride kangaroos
ANIMAL (PLURAL) or play Wii
GAME or go hunting for hockey sticks
PLURAL NOUN. I like to spend my time bowling
VERB ENDING IN 'ING' or skiing
VERB ENDING IN 'ING'. When parents go on a vacation, they spend their time eating three cheeseburgers
FOOD (PLURAL) a day, and fathers play golf, and mothers sit around running
VERB ENDING IN 'ING'. Last summer, my little brother fell in a/an Connor
NOUN and got poison rose bush
PLANT all over his foot
PART OF THE BODY. My family is going to go to Disney World
PLACE, and I will practice snowboarding
VERB ENDING IN 'ING'. Parents need vacations more than kids because parents are always very silly
ADJECTIVE and because they have to work 1,025,000
NUMBER hours every day all year making enough jelly donuts
PLURAL NOUN to pay for the vacation.


And this one:

A RECIPE FOR ICE CUBESTo make tall
ADJECTIVE ice cubes, first find a tray with molds shaped like a ice
NOUN or a dog
NOUN. Then snowboarding
VERB once while holding the tray. Fill the molds with Koolaid
TYPE OF LIQUID, or even water
TYPE OF LIQUID, but for the best results always use milk
TYPE OF LIQUID. It can even be dyed yellow
COLOR if you wish. Ski
VERB carefully when placing the tray in the freezer. Allow the cubes to fly
VERB for at least 125
NUMBER minutes until they are completely hairy
ADJECTIVE. Remove the tray quickly
ADVERB, and jiggle with your heads
PART OF THE BODY (PLURAL) until the cubes run
VERB. Add to your favorite drink and play
VERB!

Characterizations

After touring Fenway last Saturday, we continued on into Boston for a couple of errands and lunch. Mike had forewarned me there was an anime conference. I was completely unprepared for it. Turns out, it was the annual Anime Expo. The Anime Expo included a masquerade, anime video contest, video games and more... Apparently, somewhere around 20,000 people were expected to attend this year. We saw many of them, dressed as their favorite character, as we had our lunch...

Food court at the Prudential Center

Who knew?!

23 Adult Truths.......OH, how true!

I recently received this email and it was too good not to share :) My comments appear in this font.

23 Adult Truths.......OH, how true!

1. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is. Totally me.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. Oooh. That's definitely happened to me.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. I never miss a nap.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font. Interestingly, there is a big internet movement to create one. Who knew?
5. How on earth are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? I'm actually quite good at this.
6. Was learning cursive really necessary? It is pretty.
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. Funny.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. Agreed. I'm nosy and YOU know it.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind-of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories. Oh yes.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. Hate it when that happens.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to. HATE that.
14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. Uh huh...
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Light than Kay. Or any alcohol.
17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. How would I get to camp?
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said? Guilty as charged.
20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters! YES!
21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever. Hmmm... Don't agree with this one.
22. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time. Ha ha!
23. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important. So true...

Fun stuff

Whether or not you know it, I am a terrible artist. I can't draw to save my life. But, I can draw a stick man! Please check out http://www.drawastickman.com (they also have an iOS app). It is sooo much fun!!!

Magnet Balls = Endless Fun

As Christmas got closer last year (last year?! That was only 5 days ago!), I started looking for a fun stocking stuffer for Mike. I found it, and being me, got one for myself as well. They are Magnet Balls. Street name is Bucky Balls, but I got the off brand for a little less. Mike got all gold and I got rainbow. I love them!!! There are 216 little balls that you can mold and shape into all kinds of cool things. The bonus? They are fun stress relievers.


My latest creation is a mug. Boring, right? That's ok. I like it!

Oh the RAPTURE...

I think this pretty much says it all for today...

Ten Thoughts

I got this from Pat today. I LOVE it!!!

Ten Thoughts to Ponder for  2010

Number 10

Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 9

Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 8

Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection,

make him a sandwich .

Number 7

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day,teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

Number 6

Some people are like a Slinky ...

Not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

Number 5

Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday,lying in hospitals,dying of nothing.

Number 4

All of us could take a lesson from the weather.

It pays no attention to Criticism.

Number 3

Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00,

and a substantial tax cut saves you $30.00?

Number 2

In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.

Now the world is Weird and people take Prozac to make it normal

And The Number 1 Thought For 2010
"Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers;

What you do today, might Burn Your Ass Tomorrow"

See, it isn't just me!!!

Is Your Cat Plotting to Kill You?

I got this from a friend today. OMG -- it is too funny!

Funny Top Chef Video Spoof

This video was reported by the Serious Eats blog today. If you watched Top Chef this season, you'll get a kick out of it (embedded below).

Top Chef: Hungry Ladies - watch more funny videos

Simon's Cat

The latest adventure (embedded below). I just love this cartoonist.

17 Things You Should Know About Me...

IIn case you are not aware, I, Mattie Horgan, am a cat. I know, I know, it is hard to tell, because I hold such power over humans they often have difficulty distinguishing me from their own. I am, however, part of the superior race, the Cat Race.

That said, I thought it would be helpful to share some important things you should know about me (the most important cat) and all those other cats. Credit: The Oatmeal

Bethos? What's that?!

Well, I am back from Kansas City. I had a great time at Dad and John's reception Saturday and had a nice dinner with Mom and Brian on Sunday. Dad and I watched Up on Sunday afternoon. I'm still thinking over if it is too grown up for Connor and Fiona. I think it may be ok.

So, on to the subject of this post: bethos. I turned on CosmoRadio and they were talking about bethos. Apparently the term was either created or made popular by a guy named John in NYC. Here's a good description from his blog, Bethos:

Bethos: That's Embarrassing...

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They say a pictures worth a thousand words, but when it comes to this picture only one comes to mind; 'BETHOS'.

Take a closer look at this picture for a moment and you might begin to feel a slight sinking feeling in your gut, perhaps an urge to cringe or just look away. This feeling, my friends, is 'bethos'.

You may have never heard this term before, but you've felt it! 

Watching someone crash and burn in a social setting, or being part of your own awkward and embarrassing moment elicits feelings that can only be described as...'bethos'.

The exact origin of the word 'bethos' is not specifly identified. However we do know that it was created amongst college friends in Bristal Rhode Island, circa - 2005. Since then the term bethos has spread like wild fire across the north east, slowly penetrating the vocabulary of society, as a discreet, exact way to define a moment, person, place or thing that is the source of your own embarassement.

Some of these 'bethotic' moments you'd like nothing more than to forget, others you wish you could replay for people to be able to share in your bethos.

We'll share away! Let us hear the stories, and see the bethos in your everyday day life!

Send the stories, pics and videos to sharebethos@gmail.com.

Isn't it a great word, this bethos? As they pointed out on Cosmo, you can even say "Ooh, that is so bethos" right in front of people... I've added John's blog to my reader. I can't wait to read others' bethotic moments.

Poledancing…

This is funny for more than reason, and if you know me, you know both of the reasons...

The Orangutan and the Hound

One of my friends posted this on Facebook. It was soo cute, I had to share (embedded video from YouTube below).




Have a happy day!

This Cracks Me Up

I just love Matt Damon... He kills me. He and Clooney, and Pitt are a riot... (see embedded video below.

I love this...

It was just too good to pass up!

The Storm

I got this from a friend yesterday. I thought it would be a nice way to end the week for you!

THE Storm

They were together in the House. Just the two of them. It was a cold, dark, stormy night. The storm had come quickly and each time the thunder boomed he watched her jump. She looked across the room and admired his strong appearance...and wished that he would take her in his arms, comfort her and protect her from the storm. Suddenly, with a pop, the power went out... She screamed... He raced to the sofa where she was cowering. He didn't hesitate to pull her into his arms. He knew this was a forbidden union and expected her to pull back. He was surprised when she didn't resist but instead clung to him. The storm raged on... They knew it was wrong... Their families would never understand... So consumed were they in their FEAR that they heard no opening of doors... just the faint click of a camera...... Now that you have smiled today, won't you please help someone else?

But (via ICanHasACheezeburger)

Speaking of Halloween... And no, it is not Mattie. But, it could be!