Adventures with Dr. Lady Cutie Troublemaker

We made it to the the R. Kelley Trapped in the Closet Sing Along. What a blast! Kristin has been so very excited about this. She showed up with a bag of props, including a pear, a deck of cards, a roll of toilet paper, and condoms. She seemed very upset that she was unable to locate cherries. I think she paid more attention when she saw it, because I honestly couldn’t remember exactly what any of the props were for. Most of this stuff was tossed around at crucial times during the video at Kristin’s command, "Throw it!"

We met up with Jon, Kristopher, and Jen at the Coolidge Corner Clubhouse (a place I’m not likely to go back to – undergrad sportsbar from hell!) across the street. Jen didn’t have a ticket, and the event was sold out, so we had to work the line to get her hooked up, but we did it! I’m sure she’s thrilled we did.

This event was transported from Austin, and they actually flew the host up. He was a total trip! Seriously. He presented us with the question of the night, which was this…

Is R. Kelley a genius or a fucking retard?

We answered this question by taking a trip through R. Kelley’s musical past. The Trapped in the Closet episodes were separated by RK videos, and everyone was encouraged to get up and dance, and dance we did! Even hopped up on the stage. There were RK-style improvs from audience members, as well as several "Trapped" parodies, including South Park, Dave Chappelle, and a bad remake by an Austin high school student. The TITC chapters played with subtitles, and the audience sang along. We were encouraged to leave the theater using the phrase "hot mess." Everyone say it with me:

HOT MESS

The line that always sticks with me is:

What I’m about to tell you is so damn twisted / not only is a man in the cabinet, but the man / is a midget-midget-midget.

It was a really late night, and there are reports to write, so those of you who joined me, please add more.

More Trapped Pictures Here.

I have a tendency to overacquire cookbooks. I recently pared down my collection (something I do periodically), and I gave several cookbooks to Linda. I’m so glad I did. Her 5 year old Joey took a particular shine to one of the books (I think I picked that one up at Boomerang on Centre Street), and it turned out to be particularly useful for Bug Week at his school.

16 perfect pretzel butterflies, with a little caramel in the middle holding them together. I’m so happy she took pictures! Nice work, Joey!

I’m feeling rambly so bear with me, m’kay?

My ex (ex-husband, not ex-boyfriend) told me I just HAD to listen to this song a little while back. I did, and I loved it instantly. Today, I came across a video of Gnarls Barkley performing "Crazy" on Top of the Pops last week. It’s a stunning performance. I highly recommend that you watch it right this very second!

I wanted to cite the person who sent me to the video, and I know it was either Rachel or E.J. on one of their sites, I can’t remember which person or which site. I think it was on Scenestars but maybe they took it down since I don’t see it anymore. Rachel did mention them recently on one of her other blogs. I also hear the Smashing Pumpkins are reuniting.

So today, I didn’t take home any reports!! I just decided to go nutty. I went to the gym. Right now, I’m in my free week at Mike’s Gym. It’s convenient, and it has a really nice vibe. Plus, there’s all this cool brick, the ceilings are really high, and they keep the windows wide open. I love it.

I’ve been wasting time since returning from the gym watching Isaac (mindless and silly) and playing the Ning-powered Cute Overload Battle. Here are some of the most frequent winners…

Wheeeeeeeeeee!!! (Guido, Blind Puppy Enjoying His 1st Snow)

Kitten Puddle

After writing organized reports all day, sometimes it’s fun to just ramble from topic to topic. Thanks for indulging me!

Let’s all bid my parents adieu as they embark on their latest adventure. They hear that Paddington Bear is visiting home, and they are hoping to see him:

Paddington arrived from Darkest Peru with nothing but his hat, a suitcase and an almost empty jar of marmalade … so he was very pleased when, on a rather famous railway platform, he met Mr and Mrs Brown, who invited him to stay with them! And that, as we all know, is where Paddington’s adventures began … or was it?

My dad said on the phone just now, "I’m leaving you in charge of this hemisphere. They are off to Peru and the Galapagos Islands. What an adventure!