coloradoversary, part II: mustachioed

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happy coloradoversary to me!

one year ago today i arrived in colorado springs. somehow i managed to snap up this opportunity to completely start over, and while i've diligently maintained my status as the most boring person on earth, it's actually been a rather productive and exciting year. everything still seems new and beautiful here, my heart still races when i see fresh snow on the mountains, and i love being able to see my friends pretty much whenever i please. also, thanks to my newfound "screw you, i don't care if i sound like an 80-year-old, i can do what i want" attitude, i've slowly but surely turned my daily routine into something i'm exceptionally happy with. who knew i would one day rejoice in waking up at 6am everyday. to run.

life is strange that way.

i heart you, colorado. i heart you so much i want to take you behind the middle school and get you pregnant.

migraine

scientific testing: the order in which i'm desperately trying to make it disappear...

1. chocolate
2. tylenol
3. coffee
4. taking a walk (just as soon as there's a break in the rain- but how much do i love a 60˚ day in july?!?)

in unrelated news, as an attempt to save some money i've started making my own shampoo...we'll see how that goes. also seriously considering selling one of my bikes. good times.


edit: regarding the tests, the walk plus aleve plus going to bed at 9:45 seemed to do the trick :) also, my neighborhood looks and smells terrific after a rainstorm...

yikes.

The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All Time

What do murder, pedophilia, suicide and a baby tiger have in common? They have all been used to sell stuff in these amazingly disturbing vintage ads!


15. White Bread Demon
"Bread is swell, but what I'm really excited about is eating jelly made from the blood of the innocent!"


14. French Suicide Sausage
It's enough to make you want to eat Kosher forever.


13. A Girl Around The House
It's nice to have a girl around the house... especially if you are a psychopath serial killer who makes women into rugs!



12. Chubby
Who needs self-esteem when you can have a free fashion book for chubbies? Also, proving that advertising weight representation has always been screwed up, the girl pictured is totally not chubby.


11. Christmas Weapons
The family that guns together, has funs together.



10. Eye patch. Shirt. Baby Tiger.
Sexy?


9. Chase & Sandborn Spanking
She totally deserves it. Seriously, what kind of woman doesn't "store test" for fresher coffee?


8. Fry's Chocolate Nightmare
Nothing wants to make consumers buy chocolate more than 5 faces of a sickly kid looking 5 different shades of miserable.


7. Root Beer Baby!
Mama, please DO NOT give your baby another glass of Root Beer. It is clearly doing something horrible to him. He is terrifying.



6. Locked Out
You better wash out your privates with Lysol, or your husband will install cartoon locks on the door.


5. Pears Soap Disaster
"Pears Soap- now with such a soothing lather, you won't notice that your baby has gotten into a horrible accident!"


4. Postage Meter Murder
"Is it always illegal to kill a woman?" This is a truly important question and makes us want to buy a new postage meter.


3. Shave Yourself
The old man baby's gonna sing karaoke into a razor! Hooray!

2. Baby Soft
JonBenét Ramsey, eat your heart out. (Too soon?) This ad makes us want to scream, gouge out our eyes and then barf.


1. Chocolate Poulain
Drink that cocoa, or this clown will murder you in your sleep.

from: www.retrocomedy.com

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much too short weekend with mom and dad. we took the train to pikes peak, and i forced everyone to eat at my favorite thai spot.

i wrote something today that i won't see again for about 15 months. immediately afterward i had a little panic attack- for some reason wishing i'd made a copy of some of it to share. but i'm glad i didn't, cause then it wouldn't seem so exciting in the future.

the folks will be here in 30 minutes (!!!) and my fingers are numb from making chains.

sun. burned.

went to the lake with some people from work yesterday. makes me wish i could swim every day.

i've said it before, but i got reminded again today how crazy happy this makes me:

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somebody must have put superglue on my face while i was asleep, cause i haven't been able to stop smiling for DAYS.

also: mom and pops in one week! yesyesyes!

a bottle of chardonnay. each.

came upon some more pictures from when my sister was in town, taken by the talented kate levy. it's painfully clear how much fun we had at this party- and i'd let you in on the joke if i could only remember what it was!

i have a hard time not laughing at these. enjoy :)

for the first time in quite a while: i can't sleep.

so.... did somebody say cute animal pictures? cause this weekend was full of them...

it's been an exceptionally quiet morning. also, i think the rain is making everything smell 10x better.


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