two different voices coming out of your mouth, while I’m too cold to care and too sick to shout

Well, it seems to be the week for sharing top keyword searches, so I thought I’d play along. Here are the newest searches that have brought people to this little corner of cyberspace.

buttress fight song
Yay! Support beams!

why do i always read the magazines backwards
Don’t question, it’s perfectly logical.

mountain dew gum
Why I have not been informed of this?

it seemed like a good idea at the time
It always does, it always does.

never trust anyone who doesn’t like dogs
Exactly. Or anyone who doesn’t like Dylan.

i hate onions
Green ones are alright.

house extension as a flying buttress
ambitious.

i may be drunk but my mind is sober
Okay, who from Queen’s is trying to find me?

geek love
Ha! I wonder if I mention I got this for the Boy and how many hits I’ll get then in that category.

And there ends this portion of popular keyword searches.

I’ve been in a bit of weird headspace lately, perhaps this album is to blame. Nevertheless, this is still a good song, and you should really check out the band.

life is 10% terror, 90% Ace of Bass lyrics

This clip totally made my day.

I saw it posted on Facebook via Patton Oswalt.

at least picking out scandinavian names would be interesting

The other day, the Boy and I were discussing what kind of dog we’d like to get. I’d like to get a Boxer, and he wants an Icelandic Sheepdog. I really had no information about this breed, so I listened to his sales pitch, but what was humourous to me was when he was describing the temperament of the dog.

Him: Well, they’re friendly, loyal, playful and unafraid. They get along well with other pets, and they just have those kinds of eyes that make one seem adorable. A totally lovable animal.

Me (laughing): It sounds like you’re describing yourself.

You make good points, but I love the Boxers because they have those qualities too, however with the little bit of Bulldog that’s in them they retain that bit of “Fuck You” look when crossed the wrong way, which is what I like.

Him (laughing)

Me (pausing): Which is more in line with me…walked right into that one.

Him: Just remember you said it.

Aw. How can you not love that face?

What type of animal best suits your temperament?

the boat that rocked

Or Pirate Radio as it’s being called in the US.

I do love me a good Richard Curtis film, and I am looking forward to finally seeing this in two weeks.

It’s interesting to see the difference in trailers for this movie. If you have a minute view the UK, American and International trailers. Here is the International one below.

Happy Hallowe’en! Make sure you eat a coffee crisp…or three.

i keep words on my tongue forever

I told you about The Mary Onettes back in 2006. Remember? Of course you do.

But in case you missed it, fear not!

This Swedish indie rock band are back with a new album that is wrist twirly and it’ll make you wanna tap your foot, while still feeling somewhat brooding. They draw influences from the JAMC, New Order, and a little Echo & the Bunnymen…and I think you’ll enjoy them. Their music is especially great for rainy days, and to be listened to with hot beverages, so my West coast friends, you’ll want this on your ipod.

Plus, everyone knows Sweden is where it’s at these days.

Here are a few tunes from their latest album Islands.

The Mary Onettes – Puzzles

The Mary Onettes – The Disappearance of my Youth

top five things i found today…in my office

I stole this Top 5 idea from Barb…and added the ‘in my office’ part.

1. Noma lights from the 1950s, with woodland creature bulbs.

2. My lucky paper clip.

3. A giant pair of wool socks from 1898. And I mean giant. My whole arm fit in there.

4. The monitor to the Commodore 64. It was underneath the golf clubs from the 1930s, which are underneath the saddles.

5. Purple post-its.

Find anything interesting today?

tired and wired, we ruin too easy

Is it November yet? Specifically mid-to-late November?

No. Damn.

Okay, guess I’ll make another button bouquet to pass the time away, while I’m waiting for my canvas to dry and the pie to cool.

I figure by the time this year is up, between work and keeping up with social activities, I will have crafted myself into oblivion to keep my mind off of the fact that everything I want is 5000km in the opposite direction. On the plus side, our house will not be lacking in decoration. Stayed tuned. Next week I’ll show you the pillow case I’m knitting.

Note: This is not the one I made. I lost my usb cord…but it’s similar.

i’ve got the spirit, lose the feeling, let it out somehow

In my New Order listening this morning, I slipped into Joy Division mode.

Shocking, I know.

Had this song on repeat and it’s funny, because this week I’ve been thinking about this movie that accompanies this clip.

adventures in gum paste & buttercream

Here’s my first attempt at Yoda.

I know I need to work on his colouring. It is hard to make Yoda green! But tis a start. Funny how my migraine faded once I started baking. Hmm…

Now who’s going to eat him. I don’t like icing.

i’d like a rubik’s cube cake, please

The boy is a foodie.

This still somewhat amuses me because when we met he made this sweeping declaration that he didn’t eat anything green.

Raised eyebrows I had, and asked him how he could discount such glorious vegetables. I pushed the subject, curious if he’d ever even tried grilled asparagus with lime, lasagna with broccoli, or artichoke hearts?

No, was the response I got (and suspected).

This has changed (dating a vegetarian may have had something to do with this), and I’ve seen such a change in his cooking. It’s completely fine to discount certain things that you don’t like, but to write them off without trying them? Not very foodie of you, sir.

I still get a kick out of his calls telling me he’s incorporated something green into his menu. They are few and far between now, but still cause me to chuckle. I think he was used to parental cooking (and um, butchering) of certain foods and that can certainly be a deterrent.

I digress though.

This works well for our relationship because of my penchant for baking, so I’m more than happy to let him cook while I do my thing. When we visit we try and stay in and cook/bake as much as we can, because well, it’s fun. So I’m visiting TO in a few weeks, and we were discussing things we could bake and he sends me these pictures with this big preamble, I don’t know if you’d like to do something like this…

My response: Sweet! Or maybe these…

Him: Excellent. I wasn’t sure…

Me: It’s not like it’s shocking information you’re a geek. Please, give me more credit than that. Ooh, can we make Yoda ones?

Him: Oh no, I’ve unleashed a monster.

It’s funny to see how much we’ve both changed in past year or so. I will admit that I wasn’t so sure how things were going to turn out, but it’s been fascinating to see the positive impact this person who is completely different from myself has on me. Quite refreshing, it is.