Hail Uncle Jim!

Never point directly at the portrait of Uncle Jim.

Never allow your head to be higher than the portrait of Uncle Jim.

Never turn your back to the portrait of Uncle Jim.

Speak in quiet, reverent tones when in front of the portrait of Uncle Jim.

Do not look directly at the portrait of Uncle Jim.

Honor Uncle Jim in all your deeds and thoughts throughout the day.


(Found by Danielle.)

Blogtastic: Shy Town

I wilt in hot weather, and humidity makes me cry... so I'm off to Chicago! If you're at the BlogHer convention, please find me and say hello. I'll be the one with no social skills pretending that no, I didn't really want to mingle, I'll just stand here and stare at the wall happily, tra la la...

Comment moderation is going to be even slower than usual the next few days. Sorry. Bigots and spammers are why we can't have nice things.

Wish you were there,
Sara



P.S. Home now. Here are a few quick notes on the conference.

The half bottle of water should take care of it.

That? Oh, that's just... um... a design accent thingy. Don't you like how the splatter brings out the brown tones in the wood? The dark rust-colored tones? The bl... um... I mean, the russetness of it all?

(Found by Alicia.)

Almost, but not quite, lifelike

No. Look, I'm sorry, but I'm just not falling for it any more. You put up a listing with photos like these:

And you expect us to believe that Tasmania actually exists? Look at this!

This is so clearly computer-generated. Just give up. It's just as realistic as New Zealand (which even my browser's spelling checker knows is made-up.)

Sincerely,
Not Falling For It Any More

(Found by Kelly, who's probably in on it.)

I'll bring the paintball guns, you bring the ketchup

Behind this bland exterior lurks...

... the best darn room for a toddler's birthday party ever! Yeah! Somebody cue up the Dan Zanes CD, it's time for Pin the Magnetic Tail on the Whatever the Hell that is!


(Found by Solvi.)

I've got your "Driveway Moment" right here, NPR

Finally, a solution for those times when you're just too tired to make it all the way in to the house. Presenting: The Driveway Bed. Nighty-night!

boing boing boing

Well, what do you expect when you build your house by a fault line?