Manjoyment Monday: Yeah Tiberius

This weekend my sister and I got got home to find my father in the driveway unloading his car. What had he bought himself?

A Bluray player.

What two movies did he come home with on Bluray?

The Mummy Trilogy and the new Star Trek, which I have never seen. So in honor of that, please enjoy some Chris Pine:


From sweetheart prince wannabe to Captain James Tiberius Kirk, he's just so beautiful.

No one believed me that Winona Ryder played Spok's mom but I was vindicated during the credits. And I must say although a creeper as Sylar in Heroes, Zachary Quinto does a fantastic job as Spok, honestly.

Now can someone explain to me how they managed to completely re-write Star Trek from the beginning with one movie? Did anybody get it? How do we get to there from here?!

Dance Party Friday: Happy Black Friday!

There is a possibility I might have to work today. I haven't worked retail on a Black Friday in two years. Hopefully it isn't as bad as I imagine it might be.

But please enjoy this clip of Monica from Friends dancing with a turkey on her head:



Happy Friday! And Happy Long Weekend!

Turkey Pardoning

In the words of my brother Dan, "The air smells of tasty smelling smells!"

Happy Thanksgiving!

Now I'm going to go watch the parade!

Please enjoy this clip from The West Wing, and consider to skip the turkey like I do every year.

"I'll marry you Puckman!"

Ever since my first hockey game at RPI, I've been hooked.

I seriously just can't get enough of Puckman. I realize this is probably one of my most ridiculous loves, but he's just such an adorable mascot in a ridiculous way. He's a puck, with the RPI bullet as a body, and an engineer's hat as a head. That's it. Plain and simple.

But I LOVE him!

I also love the Zamboni. It's probably one of my favorite parts of the hockey game. For a long time my dream was to ride the Zamboni in the Puckman costume. Quite a lofty dream if you ask me.

This weekend PC's theme was Celebrity Jeopardy. Instead of Sean Connery and the inevitable "Penis mightier" joke the Celebrities were Puckman, Shirley J, and a Girl. When Nick told me this I almost wet myself with excitement...James HAD the Puckman costume on loan from the Athletics Department. From that moment on it became my mission to get inside it and take photos and videos of myself doing my best Puckman impression.

After sound check we were wandering around backstage (because you know as PC alums we're allowed to do whatever we want if we bring snacks), and there he was, face down on a desk in the warm-up room.

Giddy as a school girl I ran over to one of the n00bs and merely said as I threw my camera at her, "It is my dream to be inside that thing!" And ran over to pull the costume over my head. She snapped away some photos and even took a video of me doing Puckman's signature move, the crowd cheer competition.

Dreams really do come true!!!

Afterward I legitimately introduced myself to the n00bs, all of whom didn't think it was odd of me at all to run in and attack the Puckman costume. The n00bs are great and I'm so excited to see the group thrive on its own!

Truly...
My Life = COMPLETE

Now all I have to do is ride a Zamboni!

(1st photo borrowed from smelikian's flickr)

The Lulu Saga: NEVER ENDS!

After an utterly amazing weekend enjoying the PC Show, and the PC Kid's company, as well as making new friends with some WPI guys from Simple Harmonic Motion...I woke up this morning dreading going to work just because I was still exhausted from the after party Saturday night. (Yeah, we started drinking at 4pm on Saturday, and yeah, I'm not in college anymore so I need a full day to recover apparently.)

I get into Lulu and turn the key...*click click click click click* and the dash board does it's own rendition of a light switch rave.

Battery = Dead.

My Dad's away on business so he suggests calling our local mechanic to come around the corner and jump the car and check the battery connections. Gene saves the day and I load Lulu's trunk with some jumper cables (just in case) and drive off to work.

But seriously? They righted Lulu's windshield wipers but didn't connect the battery correctly?! WILL THIS EVER END?!?!

So now I have to make another phone call to the dealership and I'll probably have to drop the car off again and I just want to scream at this point.

(P.S.-Although I'm old and can't party like I used to, James MADE MY LIFE this weekend. Photos and explanation to follow...)

Manjoyment Monday

Back in my college days one of my roommates Belinda posted a new b&w picture of a super sexy guy every Sunday night on our apartment door.

Even though we were upperclassmen we lived in an apartment that shot off from a freshman residence hall, so please understand that the first floor (where we lived) was entirely populated by freshmen boys, and some of them didn't realize women lived on their floor. Needless to say, they were always confused as to why so many images of hot sexy men kept on popping up on a door that they thought freshman dudes lived behind.

So every Monday morning on my way out the door I got a glimpse of a new hottie.

To continue that tradition, I will institute Manjoyment Monday. And without further ado...

Uh...yeah I'm Team Jacob. Don't judge!

No, I didn't go to see a midnight showing. And no, I'm not a crazed fan. But seriously, these men are hot!

Dance Party Friday

I'm not sure how many of you work full time jobs but for those of you who have the dreaded 9-5s (or in my case 7:30-4:00), the week definitely drags on.

So when Friday comes, it's time to celebrate!!!

My friend Ashley (of trashy novel swapping fame) usually posts a ridiculous dance party every week. I have to admit, I look forward to Dance Party Friday. It gives me a good little giggle to start the day off with.

Here's one in celebration of New Moon's release:

ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPUCCINOS!!!

In other news, I'm headed back up to Albany/Troy this weekend. If you're in the area, you should totally come to the PC Show Saturday night! Be there or be L7!