Happy Birthday to ME!  That’s right, today is the day the world was blessed with awesomeness some 20+ years ago.  To celebrate, a few things that always make me smile:

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 ”I know it cuz I walked in there with a wad of cash and I made it rain!” –Daniel Tosh

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Looooove me some Eminem:

 
Quote of the Day: “And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” –Abraham Lincoln

Things I am looking forward to in the near future:

• Eating an excessive amount of quinoa
• Scissoring
• Laughing a shitload every single day
• Forcing myself to like Trader Joe’s
• Listening to an awesome mix of “Le Club,” “Sledgehammer,” and Cartman singing “Poker Face”
• Trying fancier grilled cheeses’
• Catching up on every movie made in the 90’s
• Driving across the country
• Spinach for breakfast
• Living
• Loving

Pet Peeve of the Day: Personal life posts. 

Quote of the Day: “Wine comes in at the mouth and love comes in at the eye / That’s all we shall know for truth before we grow old and die / I lift my glass to my mouth, I look at you and I sigh.” –W. B. Yeats (A Drinking Song)

The most hilarious thing I have seen in a long time; thanks Ronnie!!  (It’s even awesomer that this clip features one of Chicago’s very own actors from the Improv Olympic!)

Stoned meat-heads or hippies– two of the worst groups of people on the planet!!  Haha too true!!

Pet Peeve of the Day: Calling people of the same age ”kids”

Quote of the Day: “Just for that I’m gonna spend my whole childhood eating what I want and doing drugs when I want.  Whateva, I do what I want!” –Cartman

Lately I’ve been looking for more projects to embark upon, knowing I may not have much time come fall.  I was inspired by this project from simplemom.net so I decided to pick up some decoupaging supplies at Jo-Ann Fabrics (note, never go here or to Michael’s without a coupon that can be found every Sunday in the paper).  I got a blank canvas (on sale!), some Mod Podge, brushes, and pretty paper.  I decided I would make this canvas to go in my bathroom which lacks any decoration.  I also got a cardboard “E” to decoupage as well.  I have completed 4 projects so far, all of them are super easy and look great.  Who knew you could use decoupage to create hip artwork instead of just collages of images from Teen Heartthrob and Tiger Beat magazines?!  You can create these too– all you need to do is know how to cut and glue!  Plus, this is a very recession friendly way to decorate!  Plus you’ll have original items no one else has!!  My favorite!

Below is my canvas.  All I did was take scrap-booking paper, cut it in circles (using a candle holder as a stencil; they’re not perfect but what is…), and arranged it on the canvas in an order I liked.  Then I mod-podged each circle on, and covered it with a final layer of mod-podge.  Next time I will paint the canvas first but I didn’t have any paint this time around!

I wanted to make something using the images from the Rider-Waite Tarot card deck because I love them.  So, I used Google Images and printed out some of my favorite.  I didn’t know what to put them on, but I decided on a cross since 1) I like crosses and 2) that would be sweet combining the pagan imagery with a traditional Christian symbol.  I don’t recommend decoupaging over printed images as they kind of fade, but this worked out ok.  I made the cross out of an old cardboard box I had, and I like that it is imperfect.

This is my cardboard E:

And, a picture frame (the pic is hidden to respect my mate’s privacy):

So I’m on a decoupaging tear!  This is my next project– I already found an awesome window at an antique store for $10.  There are so many great ideas I have and scouring Goodwill and Salvation Army for items to decoupage (mirrors, picture frames, small pieces of furniture, etc.) will ensure I keep this a low cost hobby!

Pet Peeve of the Day: When there is a line in the ladies room, and I go into the next available stall only to find there is no toilet paper.  The lady (bitch) who just came out knows I will be using that stall next… where’s the heads up??? 

Quote of the Day: “Be as sick as you want, just give me a goddamn bass line!” –Eric Cartman

(with a passion!)

I don’t fucking care that you forgot to take your umbrella to work and it is raining.

140 character limit would lead me to believe you would have to be witty or interesting to want to write something.  Not so, not so: “I am waiting for the train.  It is late.  @CTA I hate you.”

Everyone thinks they are witty and interesting because they have “followers.”  You know who else had followers?  Hitler.

The dumbing down of America continues.

“Tweet”?  Really?

You don’t know it because no one “@-ed” you on it but, you are awkward, socially inept, and pretty much lack the ability to relate to someone in real life.  And if you don’t now, wait for it.

As a writer, I loathe a world that has the attention span of one sentence; one INCOMPLETE sentence with BAD GRAMMAR.

I don’t want to be reduced to “@Esley.”

Why do I need updates on your “life” every hour?  The only person that may want inane updates is your grandma living 3 states away.  But guess what, she can’t use a computer.

And one reason I love it:

The confirmation of my belief through 140 simple characters that you are A) boring B) disgustingly self-involved C) a total shit’s piece D) all of the above.

Things I Live For: Making tapes; Eric Cartman

Quote of the Day: “I envy people who drink — at least they know what to blame everything on.” –Oscar Levant