The Hippie Chick

How PERFECT was it that Rick Astley Rickrolled the entire country just now on the Macys Parade? I love that guy. Bwahahaha!

For those not watching. He was on a float, and it starts out you don't see him. Some puppets are singing the theme to "Courtship of Eddie's Father" of all things. Then RICK comes out to "Never Gonna Give You Up" with a knowing smile. SO GREAT. He's in on it, he gets it and is having fun with it. He needs red hair again. It's darker now. :(

ETA

Home from my family's now and yes, someone You Tubed this epicness:



And also? With this the meme has now gone mainstream. How many people like my mother though were wondering WTF was going on? It was really funny trying to explain the phenomena of Rickrolling to her. Can we consider it over now?

Feeling masochistic this morning? Yes? Well then. Watch and the LULZ will come.



Britney Spears. From her Live From Las Vegas HBO special. Her mic is isolated, so you can hear what she REALLY sounds like! Yeah, without all the studio gimmickry and fixing up; filtering and whatever else they do to her voice.

Oh my word. And dare I say I've heard better voices at karaoke night at the local bar? Even my own? Drunk?

And I'm hearing she'll be back on the VMAs next month to perform. Oh now how will she EVER top last year? I wait with bated breath to find out.

Unrelated, I now have iGoogle as my homepage. One of the components I added was Shakespearean Insult of the Day. They have been quite LOL worthy. Today's insult? "Thou cockered guts-griping haggard!" OMG.

I also have literary quote of the day. But since I've had it up all the quotes coming up are from Erica Jong. Hmmm....

Tetris!cat is my favorite followed by Zeppelin!cat and System of a Down!cats.




LOL @ Beethoven!cat, Aqua!cat, and THRASH!cat at the end. LOL!

more graph humor and song chart memes

The Open Toed Shoe Pledge

As a member of the Cute Girl Sisterhood, I pledge to follow the Rules when wearing sandals and other open-toe shoes:

I promise to always wear sandals that fit. My toes will not hang over and touch the ground, nor will my heels spill over the backs. And the sides and tops of my feet will not pudge out between the straps.

I will go polish-free or vow to keep the polish fresh, intact and chip-free. I will not cheat and just touch up my big toe.

I will sand down any mounds of skin before they turn hard and yellow.

I will shave the hairs off my big toe.

I won't wear pantyhose even if my misinformed girlfriend, coworker, mother, sister tells me the toe seam really will stay under my toes if I tuck it there.

If a strap breaks, I won't duct-tape, pin, glue or tuck it back into place hoping it will stay put. I will get my shoe fixed or toss it.

I will not live in corn denial; rather I will lean on my good friend Dr. Scholl's if my feet need him.

I will resist the urge to buy jelly shoes at Payless for the low, low price of $4.99 even if my feet are small enough to fit into the! kids' sizes. This is out of concern for my safety, and the safety of others. No one can walk properly when standing in a pool of sweat and I would hate to take someone down with me as I fall and break my ankle.

I will take my toe ring off toward the end of the day if my toes swell and begin to look like Vienna sausages.

I will be brutally honest with my girlfriend/sister/coworker when she asks me if her feet are too ugly to wear sandals. Someone has to tell her that her toes are as long as my fingers and no sandal makes creepy feet look good.

I will promise if I wear flip flops that I will ensure that they actually flip and flop, making the correct noise while walking and I will swear NOT to slide or drag my feet while wearing them.

I will promise to go to my local nail salon at least once per season and have a real pedicure (they are about $35 and worth EVERY penny).

I will promise to throw away any white/off-white sandals that show signs of wear... nothing is tackier than dirty white sandals.

Don't keep this to yourself - pass it on to other sisters.



Now. Shoe shopping! *bounces, stops...* Mmmmhey... these are really cute. *nods* Oooo... and these!