The Penguin...

Has a mustache!

Mwahaha! I love it!

This post is a long time coming.. After all I've had this sucker for about three weeks now. But as I am a procrastinator, you just have to suffer!

Anyway..

The very first time I met the lovely Ari we bonded over many a thing, not the least of which was a love of all things mustache. Twas upon this night the we discovered that in addition to this particular love, we each also lusted after a particular tattoo. Of a mustache. Upon our fingers.

Awesome.

So it was decided one dreary Monday evening over dinner and talking that it should done! Now! And by now, that meant the weekend! Woo!

Fast forward to the weekend. A lovely one it was.. I recall it fondly.. Nice and warm out..

Carrying on!

I took my cute behind over to Le House of Ari, nerves settling in my stomach. I was seriously about to go get my first tattoo.. Still had time to back out! But I did not! Ari's darling P joined us in our venture and we all headed out.

After getting to the tattoo parlor and talking to the man in charge, we waited. And waited. Ari's brother joined us. We kept waiting. Amusing ourselves by looking at the books placed upon the table for our perusal.

After what seemed like years, probably because I grew more nervous as the minutes ticked by, our artist came over and told us it was time. Ari decided to go first. At the time, I was fine with that. But then... He started. Her face of pain nearly broke me. Ohmahgah.. Pain was all I could see! I demanded to be hugged right then! (Oy, I can still see it!)

Then.. Twas my time.. Now, for whatever reason, we ended up getting our mustaches on opposite fingers, thus making it easy for me to hold her hand during the whole thing! I am not ashamed to admit that. Anyway, I sat, demanded (For apparently am demanding when nervous..) for Ari's hand to hold. Then came, the pain. Oh holy buttons it hurt. It was pretty amusing to witness I imagine. I kept trying to distract myself by talking, so it was all nonsense. However there was much art and stuff upon the walls for me to point out whilst wincing. Seriously, "Ow ow.. Oooo! The White Stripes! Love them.. Ow!" That's how I was.

But it was totally worth the pain yo. All three and a half minutes of it. :) Because I now have a sweet 'stache that I can whip out whenever I need to be taken seriously. No one disputes me when I bust it out.

We are amazing.

Photo shamelessly stolen Ariana herself. :)

This.

I..

Am happy.

Delirious even.

And I don't even know how to describe it. Just to say that I am.

I have The Bun. Family. Great friends. A job that I may even love. A wicked storm raging..

What more could a girl ask for?

I made cookies!

For Valentine's Day!

Because I wanted to.

I generally don't do too much for this particular holiday, but I was in the mood to bake this year. What else to do than bake? My friends seemed to enjoy them. Which is all that counts.

I made my absolute favorite cookie of all time, "Sunny Cocoa Drop Cookies". They are the stuff. I'm not even kidding, these suckers rock. My younger brother came downstairs while I was baking and says, "I smell sunny cocoa drop cookies."

Seriously.

So I gave them to my friends and family. They all agreed that they are awesome and The Stuff.

What's your favorite cookie?

Of all the random..

I got bitten..

By a ladybug.

???

See, I live at my parent's house right now while I'm apartment hunting and furniture buying. And there are ladybugs here. A lot of them. They like my room.. They like the upstairs really. Anyway, yesterday, I was ignoring my alarm clock (Three snoozes, minimum.) when I felt a stinging on my hand! Startled upright was I! Found the bugger, and yes! A ladybug! I didn't even know they bit! Wtf I ask!

The Bun (code name for my daughter), has had issues with them as well. It was two weeks ago maybe, she'd been awake for about twenty minutes and was playing with her toys, when she ran to my side and says, "Mommy! I just ate a ladybug!" with a sick slash worried look on her face. "Well what did you do that for?" I say back to her. "It flew in my mouth.."

..

She's three. And one half. So I suppose it's understandable that she wouldn't think to just spit the sucker out!

Though I didn't think that ladybugs would be so prolific during the winter months.. Do they not hide away like other bugs? I always assumed that they did. Oh well.

Woo!

Well the very sweet Ari over at The Happy Cactus nominated me for the beautiful blogger award!

Which I have to say is pretty awesome. Being back into the blogging world for such a short time as I have been.

It's super sweet of you Ari! Thanks a bunch! And a ton! Also a carton of strawberries!

The rules for the above badge-y award are as such! (For there are always rules.)

1. Thank the person that nominated you for this award.

2. Copy the award and place it in your blog.

3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

4. Tell us 7 interesting things about yourself.

5. Nominate 7 bloggers.

6. Post links to the 7 blogs that are nominated.

1-3 done! Wahoo! 5 and 6.. Hmm. I know not many bloggers to nominate.. I shall have to dig around.

My interesting facts! Ish.

1. I drink coffee. As in.. Massive amounts. As a matter of fact when I finish typing this sentence, I'm going to get up and get another cup. And apparently set up the pot for the morning.. :) I can't help it, I drink to wake up and to go to sleep. Call me weird. I love it.

2. I sleep with my teddy bear from when I was little when I'm alone. Don't judge me. - Ari Yeah, keeping that one.. Why? Because I do that. His name is Curly. Got him when I was 10. Before that I had a glow in the dark stuffie named Fluffy. She's purple and the stars covering her body glow. I got her when I was two. Still have her too.

3. I own over 250 books.

4. My daughter and I dressed up as Coraline and the Other Mother for Halloween '09. I dyed her hair blue and everything.

5. At my current age of 22, I just now have a full time job. First ever.

6. At a daycare. Which is an odd choice for me, as I've always said I hated kids. That fact was pointed out to me today, and followed with "I don't believe it. At all.". So, I thought about it, and I do like kids. Love kids. I just don't like them when they get in large groups and start going crazy. I never acted the way kids do today.. Oy. That makes me sound old.. Moving on.

7. I find Spongebob amusing. Really, I do. My younger brother and I will walk past the t.v. with it on and quote it. Or point out favorite episodes. The bubble lesson one. ;)

Now for my nominations. I don't actually follow many. So I'm just going to do two. Cause I'm a rebel.

1. A Simple Mind, Complex Thoughts , My friend Kevin, who is in Iraq.

2. The Anvil Tree, I've read her blog for years. Amazing woman.

Aaaand she's good..

See, I was in a bad mood. Horrible really..

Nothing has changed. Everything is still poo. But my pity party is over. Why? I went on a mission. For pretty. To make me happy. At least for a moment.

And this is what I found.

Please to enjoy.. ;)

I.. Would have his babies. Like, now.

Oh Clive.. You make everything better..

Now, I'm not an RPatz fangirl.. But this? Is my favorite picture of him. Ever.

Nice, huh?