bad to the bone since 1987

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I kind of get where she's coming from, emotionally.


BECAUSE...

...Because when a copy of What I Hate From A to Z by Roz Chast was mailed to our office, my coworkers immediately sent it my way saying "I think this will be right up your alley!"

Monday, January 30, 2012

BECAUSE...

...The last time I went for a run was when I realized I had left my six pack of beer at the pizza place.

BECAUSE...

...This is the face I made when I realized Richard Ayoade, aka Moss from The IT Crowd will be coming to American movie audiences in Neighborhood Watch.

BECAUSE...

...I get texts like this from my friends:

"Sometimes I forget how progressive Dirty Dancing was"

Saturday, January 28, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I spend my Saturday nights turning my bathtub in to a washing machine.

BECAUSE...

...My greatest accomplishment of today was that I drew an octopus.



...I briefly toyed with giving him drumsticks and naming him The Rocktopus.

BECAUSE...

...I just did a little dance because AMC is hosting a Crazy About Swayze Day tomorrow.



...Crazy About Segal is tonight.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

BECAUSE...

...this is a conversation I had with my best friend, in reference to my other self-effacing blog:

Elizabeth: i wish you would post more often
it makes me happy
me: hahaha sorryy
i always just struggle with what to post
Elizabeth: well other bloggers just post about their lives
me: hahaha i know but i have nothing going on in my life
i cant write a post about how I made falafel and watched jeopardy and then ate cookie dough by myself last night

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

BECAUSE...

...The most recent people to hit on me have been homeless. Or my plumber.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I refer to the guys from my past as "That Creepy Forty-Year-Old From New Jersey", or "The Mean Rocket Scientist From Italy", or "That Aggressive Texter Whose Car I Hit On Our First Date".

Thursday, January 19, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I just got super excited that Rock-a-Doodle is available on Netflix.



...Also because I remember Rock-a-Doodle.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I'm switching between Sex and The City and The Terminator on my television right now. And loving every minute of it.

BECAUSE...

...I have actual opinions about this article. Very strong, conviction-like opinions.

Friday, January 13, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I refer to iconic actor B.D. Wong as "Beeds".

BECAUSE...

...When I sat down on my couch and realized I'd left the remote in a different part of my apartment...this is the reaction I had:


...Also, because I make a lot of Star Wars references.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

BECAUSE...

...When a friend asked for help designing the cover of her school's spelling bee programs - I suggested Tori Spelling dressed up like a bee.


...Oh how I laughed!

BECAUSE...

...All of the working titles for my hypothetical autobiographies are based around my love of breadstuffs.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I come home at 3 a.m. and listen to Boyz II Men (specifically, "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday").

Saturday, January 7, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I just received a personalized email of recipes that included a drink recipe called "The Hermione Granger".

Friday, January 6, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I've seen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen more than once.



...Also, I immediately repeat all of Sean Connery's lines in my excellent (read: incomprehensible) Sean Connery impression.

BECAUSE...

...It's becoming a (disturbing? awesome? awesome.) Friday night habit to drink wine and watch children's movies (i.e. Pinot Noir & Annie, Malbec blends & Muppet Treasure Island).

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

BECAUSE...

...While looking through my television channels I say things like "Oooooooooh Gaslight, yo!"

BECAUSE...

...I once owned a fish named Phineas Q. Waterbottom, III.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

BECAUSE...

...the guy in the plaid stole my sweet dance moves

BECAUSE...

...my first reaction to a loud burp (my own or others') is the kind of suppressed giggle-fit that I usually reserve for the word "duty".

Monday, January 2, 2012

BECAUSE...

...I watched a show called BeastMaster as a child


.....it's...exactly what it sounds like.

BECAUSE...

...I relate a little too much to this:



(also this:)