how to beat the heat

ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS-BAM.

i taught the kids how to play this game. you would be amazed at how entertained they are by it!
it sure does give us something new to do in the triple digit heat we've been getting.
hint: when you play crockett, i suggest standing back to back
hint 2: when you play parker, i suggest always going scissors

scattergories

thanks for the fun game ang! i'll play this time.

rules: Use the first letter of your first name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things - nothing made up. You cannot use your own name for the boy/girl names.

oh, and i'm posting ang's answers because i think she's funny.

1. What is your name? Angela
2. A Four letter word: Ache...like my neck all the time
3. A vehicle: Acura
4.A city: Austin, AUSome, ATX, A-town
5.A boy's name: Ashtunn
6.A girl's name: Andie
7. Alcoholic drink: Absinthe...yeeeah boooooy
8.An occupation: Anthropologist
9.Something you wear: Argyle...I wear it all the time...well, I want to wear it all the time
10. A celebrity: Adam West...What?
11. A Food: Asparagross
12. Something found in a bathroom: Anti-bacterial soap
13. Reason for being late: A line of ducks were crossing the street And A car tire blew out in front of me And I went to help And An old lady was driving slow in front of me And I couldn't find A parking spot And the elevator was out of order...what? Beat that, folks
14. Something you shout: AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

15. An animal: Aardvark

16. A body part: Too easy...but I'll go with arm

17. Word to describe yourself: Awesome...really? C'mon now, is there any other word?

my answers

1. What is your name? monica
2. A Four letter word: mold-gross
3. A vehicle: minivan-pardon me while i weep the loss of the 2nd greatest vehicle ever driven-and only to the bug
4.A city: midland-is that really a city? a town maybe.
5.A boy's name: michael, of course.
6.A girl's name: melissa-i get called this all the time!
7. Alcoholic drink: meretti's, mojitos, margaritas, martinis, mixed drinks, oh wait, only one right?

8.An occupation: meteorologist
9.Something you wear: my fighting texas aggie ring
10. A celebrity: c'mon, marky mark!
11. A Food: macaroni and cheese
12. Something found in a bathroom: mold-again, gross
13. Reason for being late: my children
14. Something you shout: mother. . . .
15. An animal: mickey mouse
16. A body part: metacarpals-huh, 3 semesters of anatomy finally paid off
17. Word to describe yourself: mexican

on deck: denise, kassi, katy and marlee

true greatness-i mean it

last night we watched ocean's eleven. a great flick.
ever notice how brad pitt is always eating in that movie?
seriously. check it out.

well, it got me thinking.
this:

(and i know you remember the growing pains episodes)

turned into this:












from carol seaver dream boyfriend, to super dad trying to save the entire third world. crazy!
then i really got me thinking (insert dave's "uh-oh" along with a heavy sigh)

look at these guys:

this:


turned into this:













this:





turned into this:












and of course,

this:





became this:












but my all time favorite transformation is this:





turning into this:












and this:
and that my friends is true greatness!
you know you can still feel those good vibrations.
and how many of us would like to take a walk on the wild side?
but, lyrical greatness and rock hard abs aside, this guy has made some great movies and you can't help but love him!

top marky mark movies of all time:
15. the substitute-a bit part, but cast as "marky mark".
14. basketball diaries-such a sad story.
13. rock star-okay, i never saw it, so it should be #15, but he is the
headliner, but come on, the hair?
12. 4 brothers-lots of character development and dialogue, and shoot 'em
ups.
11. perfect storm-i could honestly take it or leave it, but it is
really sad that he doesn't come home.
10. fear-ooooooh, the bad guy.
9. planet of the apes-weird, but i really liked it.
8. boogie nights-come on. dirk diggler?
7. three kings-great dialogue and character development....and of
course some shoot 'em ups.
6. the happening-creepy, but he is so lovable in his "save the world"
role
5. we own the night-it was petty hard to get past joaquin
phoenix(blech), but marky mark being the good guy helps you look past scarface.
4. invincible-talk about being lovable. you can't help but love
this guy
3. shooter-bless his heart, he just wants to live his life, but the
bad guys won't leave him alone (a common thread throughout most marky
marks)
2. departed-again, the common thread
1. italian job-the dude is awesome!

i'm sure some of these are up for debate, but let me tell you what isn't up for debate, the spot he holds in my top 5. and that, my friends, is another blog for another day.

oops

system server down.

programmer error.

user error.

whatever. as i tried to be all bloggerrific, something happened.

so, while we try to reconfigure over here, let me know if i've left any good links off, or if i've left you off.

well, except you know who. and we all know about you know who.