Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
When two become one.
This video combines the two post popular things on youtube: kittens and small children. Enjoy:
Valentine's Day starts early!
Can't stop, won't stop! I call this one "Lucky Boy."
Anyway, this is the first in our Valentine's Day interviews series. A good friend, pictured above, wrote in to tell us a little about his love life and we're all ears:
1. Are you single?
Yes
Well maybe, I just got out of the beginning stages of a serious relationship. And it was sorta complicated, mostly b/c I made it that way. But to summarize she liked me a lot and some how that freaked me out so I stopped seeing her. It was very Seinfeld.
1b. Do you have an "it's complicated" situation you'd care to explain?
1c. Do you have "feelings" for anybody?
Oh lots of people. I think I have some sort of "feelings" for most of the girls I know.
I m not the type of person who has to be in a relationship. But I m also not psyched about being single. So what does that make me? Normal?
1d. Or are you just happy on your own?
2. How did you and your significant other (crush object, ex, part-time lover) meet?
My new ex? Karaoke bar. I told her we should sing the same song that a couple was singing on stage at that moment. Like jump on the stage right after they were finished and do the same song. She thought it was funny.
3. What was your first impression of him or her (be honest!) ?
very girly and pretty and not the sorta person who I would go for or who would go for me.
4. How long have you been dating/involved/living with these feelings?
Maybe 3 weeks. I haven't seen her in a week.
5. Do you know what his or her favorite color is?
???
6. What are your Valentine's Day plans?
I m hanging out with my sister. She said that "she didn't want to be alone" and then I said "don't want to be alone or shouldn't be left alone?" then we both laughed. We love v-day suicide jokes.
7. Will any gifts be involved?
ha
My sister? She makes me laugh and is super easy to talk to since we know so much about each other.
8. What do you like the most about your person?
9. What do you think s/he might like the most about you?
I would think the same things.
10. Have you two ever gotten in a fight? How often? What was it about?
I think we only fought from 1994 to 1998.
11. Who apologized first?
I don't remember apologizes. Only screaming.
12. Speaking of firsts, who made the first move when you got together?
No moves have been made or ever will be made.
Tom and Huck
13. If there was a movie about your life or relationship (or both!) what would it be?
14. Do you have a "song"?
I dont think so. We were just talking about What Up Fatlip by Fatlip. So, that?
15. Describe your ideal Saturday.
Wake up early. Exercise with friends (maybe handball). Have brunch. Go to flea markets. Make dinner with a friend that I did not exercise with (maybe my sister). Then a concert to round out the day. I doubt that I would ever have enough energy to make this day happen.
16. Anything else you want to add?
http://blogs.westword.com/Fake Jieldslatestword/2009/02/denver_tv_ anchors_take_a_cue_f.php
17. Do you want to use your real name? If not, do you want us to make up a fake name for you?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Numero Uno
Dog show. The Westminster Dog Show is no Puppy Bowl, but it is still worthwhile dog watching. Last year's winner was the first Beagle to ever win Best in Show, and it's timely because my parents are in the market for a new puppy.
What a dog like Uno can offer:
- Not threatened by other dogs - even if 3X his size
- Flirty
- Gives the camera his best side
- Friend of Celebrities
- Can make friends with anyone
- Dressed for every occasion
- Humble, able to pick up his own toys
- Not afraid of heights
- Really cute!!
¿Black History Month?
Why haven't I heard anything about Black History Month this year?
Is it because I'm not in elementary school anymore?
Or is it because racism is over now that Barack Obama is president?
It concerns me that maybe America got all its Black History out of its system last month, but maybe I'm speaking too soon; maybe I just don't have my finger on the pulse anymore.
The idea of [Minority Group] History Months really bothers me, anyway. Obviously the solution would be to integrate every person's history to the main school-taught version, and why haven't we done that? It's not revisionist to include Matthew Henson's North Pole exploration with (not even instead of! like I said, not revisionist) Robert Peary's, and maybe throw in the fact that technically Henson touched it first. For that matter, it also wouldn't be revisionist to include how rape wasn't even a crime until recently and women just had to deal with it (and raise the resulting babies). It's also messed up how I didn't learn about Japanese internment camps during the war until I read about it in a freaking novel in college. I felt similarly shortchanged when I had to take an African-American Studies course just to find out what the deal was with lynching and that it was so horrible it's shocking I didn't know anything about it until then.
Maybe I wasn't paying attention in middle/high school history classes (unlikely) or maybe textbook manufacturers aren't paying attention to what's important--and that maybe what's important could make some parents in focus groups uncomfortable. Should history make you uncomfortable? Yes. Should history also make you proud? Not until recently.
My 25.
So I started writing my 25 random things the night before last. These things require lots of thought. Eventually that evening I grew weary and retired to the boudoir with a tumbler of single malt. I awoke 14 hours later to find Winnie had put a post bemoaning the sad and thoughtless state of her peers' 25 random things lists. So I thought I'd slap what I've got up here and try and hammer out the rest. Serious Warning: it's getting late already and I might not make it all the way through, so if one of your pet peeves is incomplete 25 random things lists, then this post is not for you. Here we go:
So this is what I put down the other night. Also, Playlist time!: 1.Lost in the Trees 2. Missy Elliot 3. The Submarines 4. Iglu and Hartley 5. The Field
1. I was conceived under my grandparents dining room table on my parent's wedding day. My mom told me this while we were dancing at my cousin's ring ceremony. I remember my mom being a little tipsy, but she denies it.
2. I was an 8 pound baby. I had a very large head and was delivered via forceps.
3. I was constantly naked as a child. There is a disturbing large amount of photographic evidence to confirm this fact.
4. When I was still in diapers, my mom was heading off for her first day of work. For some reason I thought I was going with her, and that this entailed wearing a hard hat and carrying a plunger and briefcase. Unfortunately, also confirmed by photograph.
5. I curve slightly to the left.
6. When comes to hardcore interpersonal confrontation, I start getting teary-eyed. For example when my friend's older brother bullied me, or when my boss treated my like a piece of shit, when I tried to confront them about it, I started welling up uncontrollably. Less so with my boss (held it in enough to keep him from noticing) but still enough to disturb me.
7. Stay-at-home dad is my ideal vocation.
8. More crying. I went to Disney world when I was a kid with my mom and sister. Previously my friend John had told me about peopled falling out of and dying in the space mountain ride. My sister wanted to go, but since I was such a gullible puss I was too afraid. So they went in, but there's a line inside the dome that I didn't know about. So when they didn't come out for 30 minutes. I assumed they were dead and started bawling. You know how the rest goes. RIP Mom, Sis.
9. I've worn glasses since the first grade.
10. Body parts I'm conscientious about: my deviated septum, my hair, and increasingly my belly.
Alright, that's enough for now. Maybe I'll do the rest later.
So this is what I put down the other night. Also, Playlist time!: 1.Lost in the Trees 2. Missy Elliot 3. The Submarines 4. Iglu and Hartley 5. The Field
1. I was conceived under my grandparents dining room table on my parent's wedding day. My mom told me this while we were dancing at my cousin's ring ceremony. I remember my mom being a little tipsy, but she denies it.
2. I was an 8 pound baby. I had a very large head and was delivered via forceps.
3. I was constantly naked as a child. There is a disturbing large amount of photographic evidence to confirm this fact.
4. When I was still in diapers, my mom was heading off for her first day of work. For some reason I thought I was going with her, and that this entailed wearing a hard hat and carrying a plunger and briefcase. Unfortunately, also confirmed by photograph.
5. I curve slightly to the left.
6. When comes to hardcore interpersonal confrontation, I start getting teary-eyed. For example when my friend's older brother bullied me, or when my boss treated my like a piece of shit, when I tried to confront them about it, I started welling up uncontrollably. Less so with my boss (held it in enough to keep him from noticing) but still enough to disturb me.
7. Stay-at-home dad is my ideal vocation.
8. More crying. I went to Disney world when I was a kid with my mom and sister. Previously my friend John had told me about peopled falling out of and dying in the space mountain ride. My sister wanted to go, but since I was such a gullible puss I was too afraid. So they went in, but there's a line inside the dome that I didn't know about. So when they didn't come out for 30 minutes. I assumed they were dead and started bawling. You know how the rest goes. RIP Mom, Sis.
9. I've worn glasses since the first grade.
10. Body parts I'm conscientious about: my deviated septum, my hair, and increasingly my belly.
Alright, that's enough for now. Maybe I'll do the rest later.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
General Peeves, But Really Your Facebook List
-Sex and the City-esque euphemisms for things we should be more comfortable with by now. "Vajayjay" is one I'm seeing disturbingly much in women's magazines like Marie Claire.
-Things that are wet that should not be wet, and accidentally touching them.
-Food smells that linger long after you're full. Like I cooked salmon last night, and the house smelled like salmon all night. Nasty.
-Your Facebook 25 Facts list, especially when it includes lame non-facts. Also, exaggerating a phobia or food preference so you appear unique (or whatever. quirky?) Also, flattering yourself and offering job-interview responses. Not to mention the parade of cliches that pass for facts! Here are some real examples:
24. I DO NOT eat:
Ketchup
Mustard
Collards
Yams
Potato Salad
Pig Feet
Neckbones
Bar-b-q,coleslaw
I hate mayo, but I love pesto mayo and chipotle mayo.
I STILL CLAIM TO BE A SOUTHERN BELLE THOUGH…
Neckbones??!?
25.... (I also fear water and dogs) This was at the end of a sentence about a vomit phobia. Which I can relate to! But water and dogs? Good luck surviving!
7) I do my best work under pressure. Of course you do. Boring!
17) I dislike cliche's because people are usually too self involved to really look at the phrases. Still, each day I try to be the change I wish to see in the world. The most important implication of that cliche statement is that we must have a decisive notion of what we want the world to be, and an integral understanding of how to apply that global perspective into our daily lives. Oh.
7) I like to walk barefoot outside after a summer rain. !!
2. My favorite place in the world is Italy. There's something so peaceful about wondering the cobblestone streets, eating gelato and listening to the silent history. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. I've read over a 1,000 books - ranging from Confessions of a Shopaholic to The Bell Jar. "a 1,000" isn't a construction you see often!
18. I have a glass of sweet tea with fresh strawberries, oranges, cherries, and lemons almost every single night before I go to bed. How does she round up that much fruit every night? Did she mean "or"?
15. I've always known I wanted to adopt a child one day and not because Angelina made it cool but because my heart aches for children who need love and care. Saintly!
20. Isn't technology wonderful???.
25. I will never grow up. I may get older, I may get wiser, I may get wrinkles in my face and my hair may turn gray BUT I will always laugh at a good fart joke, I will never give up my blankie, I will always choose kickball over a game of golf and I will forever love like a child. Mmm, thought-provoking. She must be pretty unique.
10. I prize honesty, loyalty, and intelligence above all else. Once you're a good friend you will always be a good friend-- If you betray these three things I probably will never full trust you again, ever. Look out: this woman's got principles!
11) But, I love to quietly make things happen. Super vague!
25. DANCE...I hope you DANCE! Live laugh love!
-Things that are wet that should not be wet, and accidentally touching them.
-Food smells that linger long after you're full. Like I cooked salmon last night, and the house smelled like salmon all night. Nasty.
-Your Facebook 25 Facts list, especially when it includes lame non-facts. Also, exaggerating a phobia or food preference so you appear unique (or whatever. quirky?) Also, flattering yourself and offering job-interview responses. Not to mention the parade of cliches that pass for facts! Here are some real examples:
24. I DO NOT eat:
Ketchup
Mustard
Collards
Yams
Potato Salad
Pig Feet
Neckbones
Bar-b-q,coleslaw
I hate mayo, but I love pesto mayo and chipotle mayo.
I STILL CLAIM TO BE A SOUTHERN BELLE THOUGH…
Neckbones??!?
25.... (I also fear water and dogs) This was at the end of a sentence about a vomit phobia. Which I can relate to! But water and dogs? Good luck surviving!
7) I do my best work under pressure. Of course you do. Boring!
17) I dislike cliche's because people are usually too self involved to really look at the phrases. Still, each day I try to be the change I wish to see in the world. The most important implication of that cliche statement is that we must have a decisive notion of what we want the world to be, and an integral understanding of how to apply that global perspective into our daily lives. Oh.
7) I like to walk barefoot outside after a summer rain. !!
2. My favorite place in the world is Italy. There's something so peaceful about wondering the cobblestone streets, eating gelato and listening to the silent history. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. I've read over a 1,000 books - ranging from Confessions of a Shopaholic to The Bell Jar. "a 1,000" isn't a construction you see often!
18. I have a glass of sweet tea with fresh strawberries, oranges, cherries, and lemons almost every single night before I go to bed. How does she round up that much fruit every night? Did she mean "or"?
15. I've always known I wanted to adopt a child one day and not because Angelina made it cool but because my heart aches for children who need love and care. Saintly!
20. Isn't technology wonderful???.
25. I will never grow up. I may get older, I may get wiser, I may get wrinkles in my face and my hair may turn gray BUT I will always laugh at a good fart joke, I will never give up my blankie, I will always choose kickball over a game of golf and I will forever love like a child. Mmm, thought-provoking. She must be pretty unique.
10. I prize honesty, loyalty, and intelligence above all else. Once you're a good friend you will always be a good friend-- If you betray these three things I probably will never full trust you again, ever. Look out: this woman's got principles!
11) But, I love to quietly make things happen. Super vague!
25. DANCE...I hope you DANCE! Live laugh love!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Let's Start Getting Ready for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is coming up, and we thought we'd do something special here on Hi Fever's "lifestyles" blog. If you want to be interviewed on your love life, drop us a line and we'll include you in our Valentine's feature! Love life, lack of love life, social life in general: we don't care! Just let us know if you want in.
And: A special advice column is coming soon (it's been a while!). Lots to look forward to on JoP.
And: A special advice column is coming soon (it's been a while!). Lots to look forward to on JoP.
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