Memnison Journal

OMG.  The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade just got Rickrolled.  By Astley himself.   Totally SFW, and hilarious if you get the whole rickroll joke.

Meredith in my lap at Windycon, being vivacious - courtesy of Lisa Ragsdale:

Notice the lack of beard, of course.

http://yeswecarve.com/ - how you can carve your own Obama O’Lantern, with patterns / stencils!

Mere’s hair has been getting long again, and she’s keeping much better care of it.  The other day, she brushed it over her face, so she looked like Cousin Itt from The Addams Family, and started going around the house gabbling like that character.

Itt or Itt’s not?

My ex (elsewhere on LJ) long ago told me about the great parking goddess Squat.  Deb Geisler said something that reminded me of this, and I found that Squat has online devotee organizations:
Temple of Squat (reformed) (traditional)

TV Land on cable is doing a set of great catchphrases on TV over the years (special on this is in December).  Here’s part of the list, with the ones I know well bolded (mostly showing how old I am):

One of the finalists:
As she watched the small form swing backwards and forth from the crystal chandelier - hands on hips, sniffing the air and squeaking inaudibly - it suddenly became clear to Madame de Pompomme that she had done the wrong thing asking Jacques to find and bring back her long-lost sister: for, whilst [...]

Some last pictures from Meredith’s trip to see her sister; both of them have been sad and miss each other a good deal. More at the set at Flickr here.

Right: Meredith programming a robot to do her bidding (mu-hah-hah-hah) while her two partners in crime and a shocked adult watches in horror.
In late June, Meredith was going for two weeks to a program called The Center For Gifted, which was a deal where gifted kids got a shot at more specific programs for their [...]

…or her innermost secrets.  “Who needs flowers and chocolate when you have Hitler’s brain in a jar?”

Well, there’s some progress on the diet…I’ve lost 14 pounds as of a week and a half ago, and some of my pants are getting baggy enough that a small yank would send me into HELLO! territory.  The dietician-types were quite happy with what I was doing, gave me some refineness and suggestions, and [...]

As one of her last assignments in 3d Grade, Mere was asked: If you were a prince or princess about to inherit your parents’ throne and reign as king or queen, what changes would you make when you become ruler? Mere’s (sloppily) handwritten reply is found here (PDF, 774k) but it requires loyalty [...]

The history of the fist bump, as reported in Time magazine.
In France, there’s a huge controversy over a divorce case that centers around the bride-to-be telling her intended she was a virgin.  He finds out she isn’t and sues for an annulment.  Both are Muslim.  The issue isn’t (according to the husband) that she’s a [...]

Hilarious post from a guy who was sick of WHAMP-A-BAMP-A-BAMPBAMPBAMP from another vehicle maxing out their stereo system with MUTHA FUGGAH FUGGAH excuses for music: he rolled out his own stereo weapon - The Clancy Brothers maxed with ‘Whiskey in the Jar’.
I also loved his idea of how to bring in the ultimate weapon past [...]

Meredith has been waiting very impatiently for the downtown Lisle store called The Book Nook to open up with a setup for ice cream and other goodies - this is a child who likes mochas from Starbucks, and has a really discriminating taste for ice cream (and likes both quality and odd flavors).
Finally, the big [...]