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Progressive's "Flo" sucks, but Snapshot is cool

2012-02-03T16:22:00.000-05:00

I just signed up for Progressive's "snapshot" program in hopes that I will get a discount on my car insurance. They mail you a little device and you plug it into the port in your car. It monitors speed, distance, time, & breaking. You can qualify for discounts if you drive during non-peak hours, limit "hard" braking, and drive less than the average for people in your area. I'm a good candidate

Now that it's the middle of January, I'll tell you about my Christmas holiday.

2012-01-20T21:15:00.001-05:00

Yikes, it's been a while since I posted. Most of what I'm posting below will not be interesting to most of you. Just putting it out there. My mom & brother flew out here for Christmas and we spent a few days in the mountains. The day they arrived Denver got about 10 inches of snow. The ski resorts, however, got zero snow. We had fun, but I was really disappointed in the snow conditions and it

holiday stuff

2011-12-19T12:07:00.000-05:00

i got my special order form back from king soopers a few weeks ago. first thought: my boiled custard hath been delivered to the store!! the front of the card that i filled out in store... noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! well, damn. andy was almost as disappointed as i was, then proceeded to buy egg nog. yak. i asked my mom to buy me some boiled custard from the kroger in

some awesome stuff

2011-11-09T15:18:00.001-05:00

well, it's the Christmas season once again. while i do celebrate the birth of Christ as our savior, i don't buy a tree or send out cards. however, i *do* partake in stuffing my face with many seasonal food items: gingerbread cookies, peppermint bark, peppermint ice cream, mary ellen chex mix, pumpkin roll, and... boiled custard. so, i didn't give it much thought until a few weeks ago WHEN I

anchors aweigh!

2011-10-31T23:40:00.002-04:00

a wasted seaman and the U.S.S. ? hey, it spins! inspiration came when i found that stylin' navy shirt w/ the epaulets & gold buttons on the clearance rack at Ross for for $8.49. figured i could build a pretty good costume around it. i already had the captains hat (from 1989?) and andy already had the white pants from the colonel sanders costume, so... that was easy. but it took

costume phase 3

2011-10-25T20:46:00.002-04:00

halloween: the good news is that costume construction is on schedule. as one of my former coworkers would say, "everything's ship-shape!" like i said in the previous post, if i show you pics of the whole thing you'll be able to tell what it is, so here are photos of some parts and some close-ups: freecycle update: previous post mentioned a guy who sent odd text messages. he came for the

costume phase 2

2011-10-11T22:07:00.002-04:00

well...sorry to disappoint, but there is no phase 2. construction came together rather fast. if i showed you a pic there wouldn't be much of a guessing game left. so here are some hints: there's no historical or pop-culture basis, mine has a moving part, and andy is reusing the white pants he wore last year as colonel sanders. oh and check this out - denver got the first snow of the season on

costume construction, phase 1

2011-09-29T22:39:00.001-04:00

I was fortunate to find a good job in Denver after about 1.5 months of dedicated searching. I only applied to jobs that were downtown or a reasonable driving distance from my apartment so that the commute wouldn't suck (i had a 1-mile commute for 3 years in atlanta, and yes, it was amazing). I also only applied to jobs that had regular hours and decent benefits... until I came across an ad for a

Help! There's a Jamaican man trapped in the storm drain!

2011-09-20T01:14:00.001-04:00

The city of Aurora, Colorado is big on water education. Storm drains have markers that read "dump no waste, drains to creek" and there are signs in the parks that explain the water system and the effects of pollution on the water supply. There's also another unique educational feature that tends to startle passersby: I'm the city of Aurora's talking storm drain. I'm here to remind you to

Labor Day vacation rental

2011-09-12T19:38:00.000-04:00

Hey peeps, good news: I got a job. They're paying me. And it doesn't suck!! Anyway, I'll touch on that next week I guess. Now on to the main feature... i've rented a lot of condos/vacation homes in the last 5 years. nothing extremely luxurious or high-end, but most of the places have been at ski resorts so they're all fairly nice. almost all of them i found through vrbo.com, although i did

what i've been up to

2011-08-17T19:29:00.005-04:00

one great thing about living in colorado: no one gives a shit about the university of georgia. another great thing about living in colorado: it's hot here, but i'm not cursing about it at 8:30 in the morning. i just consumed a large Wendy's frosty in a very short amount of time. twas a bit of a celebratory thing, to congratulate myself for a job interview that went really well (let's hope i'm

a story to distract you from wondering if i've found a job yet (no, i haven't)

2011-08-04T13:57:00.000-04:00

well, i finally saw the harry potter movie. right before the movie started, some people came in with their baby. not their two year old, but a baby in a carrier seat thingy who needed to be entertained with a noisy rattle toy. i don't even think i need to explain why that was a problem. and then the crown jewel of all "stupid people on craigslist" stories: i posted an ad on craigslist to try

some denver stuff, and an anecdote about why i hate going to the movies

2011-07-27T00:40:00.001-04:00

the day of my first blog post in denver, 7.11, i actually did get around to taking the train into downtown & locating a chickfila. took me about 15 minutes to walk to the rail station, and the train takes 30 minutes to get to downtown. a round trip ticket is a little more expensive than i would like - $8.00, since i have to travel in 3 zones. anyway, i got off at the 16th & california stop,

and i'll never know how this one turned out...

2011-07-13T19:56:00.003-04:00

woooo, i have the internet (and tv) at home now so the regular blogging can resume! if you know me well, you may recall the story about my car being towed from andy's visitor lot about 2 years ago. i blogged about it here, but didn't include a lot of detail. the main point is that some annoying elderly person on the parking committee had my car towed at 2:30am. the whole thing was completely

i'm in Denver now & finally getting around to posting something

2011-07-11T12:36:00.000-04:00

We won't have internet & tv in our apartment until thursday. it really sucks. i blame andy. i wanted to order comcast the week before we moved so we could have the cable guy come asap, but andy hates comcast (something about it monopolizing the market...yadda, yadda). he was considering another provider and just never got around to making a decision. so i can't decide what's worse: missing the

upcoming road trip

2011-06-24T09:29:00.002-04:00

if you're completely out of the loop, andy & i are moving from atlanta to denver on july 5th. hired a moving crew to pack, load, drive & unload. the plan is to drive (separately) to my mom's house in dalton, drop my car off for her to sell, then head to nashville to see my brother. after nashville we'll go to eureka springs, arkansas. next stop was tricky to figure out - i had to ask around to

free money

2011-06-14T16:45:00.001-04:00

a few weekends ago i found a bunch of foreign coins in a drawer that i was either collecting for no reason or saving just in case i was to travel abroad again. beats me. i figured it was about $10 US so i took the coins home with me. today i went to exchange them for US dollars. i went to the big wells fargo bank across from my office. teller #1 said sorry we don't do that, try the airport.

the big news

2011-06-06T10:09:00.002-04:00

last week i posted a somewhat cryptic photo of my boyfriend andy & me on facebook, with the caption "um...we've got some news...." actually, here it is again: since this is only a photo of ourselves and not of an engagement ring or a baby bump, one should realize that the graphic on the shirts is the only clue to what the "news" is. now, understand that i was being purposefully ambiguous, ya

hordes of zombies

2011-06-01T16:59:00.000-04:00

here's a recent email announcement from my office building's management: nobody panic, the gunfire is simulated. the horde of zombies, however...

career change

2011-05-11T17:29:00.002-04:00

here are two recent ads that were on my facebook sidebar: YIKES!! wow, these ads really make me want to become a social worker. damn. and i'm really hoping that the image of the child in ad #2 was digitally altered. ---- now, for a bit more relevant information: it's freaking hot outside. and my a/c stopped pumping out cold air. thankfully my landlord got a repair guy there the next morning.

weeks, this one's for you

2011-04-26T16:46:00.002-04:00

i couldn't remember the password for my firm's gmail account...so i requested a little password assistance. awesome.

nothing to see here, folks.

2011-04-15T16:20:00.001-04:00

ok been a while since i posted, my bad. here's what i've been up to: last weekend i went to the masters. my grandmother still gets tickets and we spread them out with family and friends as usual so that the max amount of people can enjoy the experience. it wasn't the first time i had been down there for the masters - in 2007 my brother & i drove down there, the entire round was rained out, and

making fun of other people's ads, part 3

2011-03-18T16:55:00.002-04:00

this was in the "northside neighbor" community newspaper. i think it's a nice-looking ad, but read the blurb: a "lifetime" of experience, huh? they must have used the wrong guy's headshot, because the guy i'm looking at can't be a day over 25. here's another ad for a children's consignment store (you may remember this one). maybe i shouldn't put this on the list of bad ads since it's

costco WIN

2011-03-09T17:37:00.003-05:00

check out this enormous bottle of kirkland vodka andy bought at costco for a mere $27: so huge it won't even fit in the cabinet. sorry if my enthusiasm is a little over-the-top: the costco that's up the street from me doesn't sell liquor, so we tend to forget about the amazing values that await us at the dunwoody store. and let me tell you, we went on a crazy booze-buying rampage. i mean, it'd

totally looks like v.2

2011-03-05T21:06:00.002-05:00

american idol is back, and you know i'm watching. i thought i was finished watching this crap after last season, but no, i've been sucked in *again.* i think the judges found a few legitimately talented people this year (casey abrams) unlike last season's fiascos lee dewyze and crystal bowersox. sheesh. anyway, here are mine & andy's thoughts on a few of the contestants who totally look like

more awesome/awful ads

2011-02-22T17:35:00.001-05:00

my friend melanie forwarded this to me in an email. she saw it on a poster at her daughter's elementary school (brookwood school in dalton) and couldn't resist taking a photo: whoever designed this either is getting high-fives, or got fired. i mean really, it doesn't take a pervert to see that what we have here is a penis in a hat. and this ad was in people magazine. what the...? first of all

2011-02-14T20:27:00.000-05:00

andy, mary ellen, & i showed up late for chad & cathy's super bowl party and got iced. yes, i know that my buddies & i missed the "bros icing bros" bit by about 2 years...so it lives on, and it's still just as hilarious as it was years ago. and you know, i don't mind getting iced because i actually like the taste of those things, it's the chugging i have a problem with. mary ellen took hers like

legend of the famous chron

2011-02-01T15:24:00.002-05:00

a bit of background: my name is anne rouse gurley. rouse was my great-grandmother's maiden name. as a kid i hated it, but it's not so bad anymore - people have so many more things to make fun of me for now than just my middle name. anyway, a while ago my brother took to calling me "grouse," or any variety of grouse depending on my mood or the time of year, ie. "spruce grouse" during the

boredom + alcohol = really amazing ideas

2011-01-20T23:17:00.001-05:00

just got back from snowboarding in utah. it was nice not having to go to work, but really, we got more snow in atlanta on sunday night than we did in park city, which made for a pretty crappy trip since we planned to spend every day all day on the mountains. the company was great, but the conditions were terrible, and i won't be going back unless it's free. i'll gladly revisit solitude &

colonel mustard...in the library...with the rope

2011-01-11T21:59:00.002-05:00

ok, here's something unsettling i found in my condo by the front door. it appeared early last week and to my knowledge is still there. what the... new door stop, or evidence? damn you, overactive imagination. (probably just a tool that the landscapers left behind) now let's talk about the snow & ice situtation. first day after the snow, totally awesome (unless you had somewhere to be, i guess)

3 years of blogging, and some toilet humor

2011-01-03T17:05:00.003-05:00

if you glance at the archive menu on the right of the page you'll see that i've been blogging for a solid three years. amazing that i kept it up. it's filled with as much pointless stuff as ever, and i don't intend to stop any time soon. random anecdote: andy went to ulta with me yesterday. all i needed was to return a few things that i ended up not giving as Christmas gifts and pick up one or

i have the best grandma ever

2010-12-30T17:08:00.003-05:00

so what did your grandmother get you for Christmas this year? a sweater? a coffee maker? some other random junk you don't need? now's my turn to brag: my grandma got me & my brother falcons playoff tickets. it was a complete surprise! here we are looking stoked with falcons fanatic lee sims (mom's brother) and another falcons-related gift i received, courtesy of my dad: all i wanted for

Christmas Day snow...and ice!

2010-12-27T00:00:00.000-05:00

great snow day on Christmas. around 5pm andy & i were packing up to head back to atlanta. i was scrambling around for all my bags and realized my cooler was out on the porch. and guess what was right next to it? guilty parties include mary ellen gurley, john gurley, and matt hughes. iced on Christmas Day. is this even legal? check back again soon - the snow day deserves its own post.

bad advertisement

2010-12-15T14:03:00.001-05:00

here's an ad i found in an east cobb coupon/ad booklet. it totally sucks. i bet you a lot of money that the chick who created it thinks it's pretty fly. and while it's true that i have little appreciation for photos of random people's kids, the main problem i have with this ad is that nowhere does it explicitly state what goods or services the company provides. this is all well & good...but

i like food, but i hate stuff like this:

2010-12-03T10:49:00.002-05:00

product: green beans with almonds. on the pack of almonds: contains almonds. product: cocoa roast almonds. note that the first ingredient is almonds, and it still says contains almonds. by the way, you should try these. almonds are a tasty and nutritious snack. sometimes they are buy one get one free at publix. and this one, a little different: i wanted ice cream. badly. in my haste, i grabbed

3rd annual gurley trot - recap

2010-12-01T10:07:00.001-05:00

gurley trot 2010 went down on the morning of thanksgiving. it was action-packed! pre-race photo brand new banner!! we kicked off the event with group stretching, followed by some gurley trot trivia. correct answers earned one scratch off ticket from the georgia lottery. questions included: Q: how did the gurlely trot come to be? A: anne & john intended to run the turkey trot in

just a general update

2010-11-15T20:30:00.000-05:00

i hate facebook ads. they're stupid, un-funny, and probably ineffective. here's the ad that keeps showing up in my facebook sidebar: yikes. i bet a ton of girls click on this. but i already know what andy's dna + my dna would look like: a baby. probably pink and wrinkly. i mean, they all look the same. here is what's up with me these days: went to the dentist this afternoon and had three

the big reveal - but first...

2010-11-01T21:09:00.003-04:00

sorry that i failed to provide updates while making the costume. i got really busy a few days before halloween and production basically came to a halt. i made the majority of it on saturday afternoon and it was *not* fun. here is my costume taking shape: a misshapen heart? a giant mouth? an ice cream sandwich? what the... the sandwich so meaty, there's no room for a bun!!! totally

phase 2 - making a mess

2010-10-26T00:23:00.001-04:00

it's monday night and i'm a little behind schedule with my costume. andy's is coming together a little quicker only because i don't have to make it from scratch. anyway, these pics were taken last week. didn't get to work on it much this weekend because i was out of town. foam mess you know what sucks? cutting this stuff with a utility knife. very messy but thankfully it's an

costume phase 1.5

2010-10-13T17:53:00.000-04:00

i found some more materials so phase 2 is being postponed. i decided to buy all this stuff so that if my costume needs to undergo more than 1 iteration i have plenty of supplies. cardboard, foam, & random synthetics the red things you see are vinyl placemats and there's a bag of polyfill just to the left. i got all this at thrift stores. unfortunately a small can of spray adhesive set me

making of the halloween costume, stage 1

2010-10-06T16:42:00.001-04:00

most of you know that i like to make my own costumes for halloween (see post from November 4, 2009) my sewing skills are rudimentary at best, and i don't have a lot of craft supplies just laying around. but my ideas are usually pretty kick-ass and i'm very resourceful. nevermind that my mom's a champion costumer and seamstress - i only ask her to help when it's absolutely essential...or just

confused by the tube flop

2010-10-01T15:27:00.001-04:00

i usually visit www.whiskeymilitia.com throughout the day so i don't miss any killer deals on awesome gear/apparel. i'm usually on the lookout for cute clothes or funky shades. anyway, check out what they had earlier today: the tube flop by sanuk so then i had to visit sanuk's page - http://www.sanuk.com/tubeflop - and there's a video dedicated to this product: i'm not even sure how i feel

i know exactly what i did to deserve this, and it rhymes with "skylight."

2010-09-23T11:53:00.001-04:00

yesterday andy sent an email to my friend & me. have a look: Here are those photos of that art you really liked, now you know exactly what to order to go above your bed. I know you love photos of babies! ...Just kidding! These were in one of the bathrooms at a medical clinic I visited in Arkansas for work. They are so stupid, I had to take photos for Anne. ok before you call me soulless, i

weird shit in my condo

2010-09-14T21:08:00.001-04:00

i've been in my current residence for over a year and a half. there is an odd assortment of stuff that is occupying some cabinet/closet space. some of it belongs to the owner who doesn't live here, some of it belongs to the owner's half brother who was my room mate for a while but now has a home with his lady friend, and some of it is probably left over from various room mates. since i've got

my mom used to keep me on a leash

2010-09-08T16:17:00.005-04:00

yesterday i went to the airport to meet my mom upon her return from san francisco. there were some little kids running back and forth in the arrivals area, they were running into stuff and rolling around on the ground, getting in other peoples way, and having a blast as you can see from the video. before i shot this clip it took me a few minutes to pinpoint who was in charge of these little

jim "ices" my brother

2010-08-26T21:32:00.002-04:00

a bunch of us went to the beach last week. chad had two smirnoff ices in his cooler and we all know those are good for one thing and one thing only. i can't remember whose idea it was to ice my brother, but seeing as though he was the one to introduce it to me, it seemed only fitting that i'd get him at his own game. i only have photos of the setup: it was jim's idea to make an elephant out

best caller ID ever

2010-08-24T19:37:00.001-04:00

look who called the office today... intriguing. sexcellent! so naturally i researched the number to see who had called. bunch of others complained it was a debt relief scammer message and showed up on many caller ids as "wirelesscocktail". i kinda like the way our office phones truncate the name. and i'd like to thank my coworker amy for supplying this bit of material.

"If you drive by UGA campus with your windows down they'll just toss the diploma inside your car."

2010-08-04T14:01:00.004-04:00

i offer you this video: disregarding the content, this has got to be the most poorly made video i've seen. ever. everything sucks - the singing, the acting, the videography, the lighting, the audio, the cast, the words to the song...i could go on. and it's funny because someone probably worked very hard on this production. and i get it - you've got a "flip" video camera and a macbook,

nerdy awesomeness (or awesome nerdy-ness?)

2010-07-30T16:02:00.004-04:00

something awesome courtesy of two software applications i use frequently at work - visualHub and handBrake: popup i get when i cancel my video processing job (visualHub). makes me laugh every time. and this is the popup that displays when my video is finished processing using the handbrake app. i didn't have a cocktail in my hand the first time i saw this message so i couldn't follow the

aahl rec league

2010-07-27T07:51:00.002-04:00

there were some people shooting video and taking photos at my last hockey game - i dug through the 80 photos that the guy put on facebook and i didn't make any of them. i'm bummed because they were really good photos. here are two good ones of andy: but i did make one of the video clips (i'm #15 in black) it's weird seeing that play on video, because i could have sworn i was

this chick's got it all figured out

2010-07-21T23:17:00.000-04:00

i've been meaning to post this video for a while but never got around to it mainly b/c i was dreading spending time editing it. it's from tlc's "toddlers & tiaras." the clip below is only about half of what i want to show you, but i think you'll be sufficiently annoyed to get my point: yes, i watch this show. it's chock-full of people who deserve ridicule, primarily obese, undereducated,

the soothing voice of lois reitzes

2010-07-12T12:32:00.003-04:00

if i need a break from hearing ke$ha - um, never - or need to catch up on politics and world events, i turn the radio to 90.1fm, WABE (npr). occasionally i catch the "second cup" program with lois reitzes (sounds like right-sis), and while i appreciate her clear diction and dedication to the classics, i can't stand the sound of her voice. i feel kinda bad saying that, since she's mild-mannered

my 55-yr old mom can beat up your mom

2010-07-09T22:39:00.001-04:00

last weekend - for the july 4 holiday - andy, my mom, & i went to nashville to visit my brother john, aka "chron," & his gf marissa. john's an avid indoor rock climber and i figured that climbing would be a fun activity that we could all enjoy together regardless of how bad we sucked. didn't know if my mom would want to climb, but once the manager at climb nashville gave her a free pass and got

the random drunken injury

2010-07-01T23:06:00.004-04:00

have you ever had an awesome party weekend full of booze and general tomfoolery and then a few days later you notice all these bruises and cuts on you, and it's surprising because you have very little memory of how they got there? bueller?...bueller? this happened to me last weekend and i am still finding signs of random drunken injury, or R.D.I. as i'm now going to call it. i guess this

andy gives kfc the middle finger

2010-06-29T08:46:00.010-04:00

you've heard of kfc's double down: mmmm...obesity. now i present to you, the andy parsons triple play:bacon, cheese, hamburger flanked by chickfila breakfast fillets. this creation was made possible by naomi & brandon sparks. they both work at the chickfila corporate office and came through with the good stuff this weekend:why is this stuff so effin' good? also, if you're wondering why brandon't

i'm a sucker for advertisements

2010-06-22T17:47:00.003-04:00

sex sells

best day ever

2010-06-11T11:58:00.012-04:00

i usually stay away from writing about work stuff, but this event is totally blogworthy. for those of you who don't already know, i participated in this american idol type contest at my office building and freakin' took everyone to school. won an iPad. i'm going to keep bragging about this, so if you're sick of hearing about it... too bad. my entourage. it seems as though champ is having

just call me ol' yarn hair

2010-06-02T18:29:00.008-04:00

friday is the first game of the summer ice hockey rec league. i'm glad, because i'm getting sick of jogging at 6:30am just to stay in reasonable shape. andy & i are on the stars again, which is great because the captain (matt asher) always drafts people who are fun, sociable, and not a-holes. asher also likes chicks on his team - this season half the roster is female. i'm cool with that,

i'm not joking about this

2010-05-18T23:21:00.004-04:00

every now and then andy threatens to break up with me when i watch horrible tv shows or listen to shitty music. it's understandable, i guess, because most of the shows i watch are pretty dumb. once he said he was gonna break up with me if i kept watching paris hilton's my new bff among other shows, and i think he got pretty mad when i paid for a britney spears song on itunes (circus). he

cult of mary kay

2010-05-06T16:31:00.010-04:00

if you're a chick you've probably been approached at one time or another by a mary kay rep hoping to recruit you for the leadership program. the reps most often strike up conversations while shopping. usually the script goes "excuuuuse me, but you just look *soooo* professional and put-together! might i ask what you do for a living?" my coworker amy had a run-in with one of these ladies at

here's what's up:

2010-04-30T00:38:00.011-04:00

1. thanks to laura (& james), i'm now another step closer to getting a black belt in tae kwon do, however, i think our club has completely dissovled. i'm very sad. can't really afford to continue at another studio, and the odds of having an instructor like the guy in "the foot fist way" seem much too high.2. my brother has a girlfriend. andy's already facebook-stalked her but didn't come up

hours of entertainment

2010-04-19T16:56:00.007-04:00

last weekend andy & i went to our neighborhood ace hardware looking for some specific items [that we didn't find] and ended up at the display of droll yankees squirrel-proof bird feeders. ace had a booth set up with the products complete with promo video. it was an enjoyable 10 minutes of epic squirrel-fails. i don't need a bird feeder, but by the end of the video i was ready to purchase,

respectable, legitimate businesses

2010-04-07T23:04:00.014-04:00

recently i was responsible for clearing out my firm's small storage facility and transferring the stuff to a larger place. it's not another storage unit, but basically an empty shop space/warehouse with an attached office in a 10-unit building. corner of south cobb drive and concord road in smyrna. location doesn't really bother me, but you won't catch me around this place after dark, that's

stuff from ten years ago

2010-03-31T00:29:00.017-04:00

lately i've been wasting a lot of time playing a computer game: snood. and no i'm not just now discovering this game. i remember i got my freshman roomie hooked on it, oh, about ten years ago, and we were unstoppable. my mom got me re-hooked on it recently, and i'm cursing her right now because it's after midnight and i can't seem to stop playing... and i'm sure andy is cursing me right now

can't sleep, clown'll eat me.

2010-03-22T23:10:00.005-04:00

this might be mildly amusing to those of you who studied computer science at tech - i think i saw mike mccracken in the fedex office store (near intersection of west paces ferry and northside parkway). actually, that's really not that amusing, is it? but i think it's funny because i *still* don't think of tech professors as real people with real lives who have errands to run and all that. if

totally looks like

2010-03-07T12:08:00.006-05:00

amy & i were trying to clean some moldy furniture at the office on friday. there was a dish of soapy water that i left sitting for a few minutes. i came back into the room and was all freaked out because it looked like this:and saturday andy & i had to help a lady move some boxes & furniture out of my office. and since no one else was around i let him ride the segway:nothin to see here, people.

recent cheap finds

2010-02-18T22:03:00.004-05:00

i'm always on the lookout for free stuff to do in atlanta or really cool places that have insane deals on good stuff (usually food). here are some recent discoveries:garrisons in vinings jubilee has a $5 hamburger for lunch. price includes a side dish. i didn't order the burger, but my friend got one and it looked good. huge. and apparently this place also has 2-dollar yuenglings every night.

just some random thoughts

2010-02-13T14:58:00.002-05:00

what is the deal with q-tips? the box says "a variety of uses." and there are graphics on the back illustrating a few examples, none of which include cleaning the ear canal. this is funny because most people i know, myself included, only buy q-tips for the purpose of cleaning ear canals.perhaps you've seen the signs near downtown atlanta pointing to different neighborhoods and districts. for

winter x games

2010-02-06T13:28:00.006-05:00

the winter x games 14 went down last week and if you didn't catch any of the snowboarding events then you missed out on some awesome stuff. sorry i can't embed the videos, i tried it earlier and it wouldn't work properly. halldor helgason big air:http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4873682and if you didn't see shaun white's insane run (and major bust), then here it is:http://espn.go.com/video/clip?

i've been eBaying for 10 years. wow. and i still love it.

2010-01-25T23:15:00.009-05:00

i've got my iBook up for auction on eBay right now. and it's at $202.50 with 17 hours to go, which is great. i've received a few questions over email, mainly asking for clarification about something i mentioned in the description. one guy asked a question and followed it up with, "I think you have the best ebay listing I have ever seen." score. and you know, it's not even that good, but it's

you might enjoy these ads

2010-01-23T23:44:00.002-05:00

good radio spot:http://www.franksredhot.com/popups/radio_ad.htmland a favorite commercial on tv:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8QW0tT_xqQ(also check out some of the related videos from the same channel)

fashion icon

2010-01-19T18:24:00.005-05:00

a new season of project runway started last thursday and nicole richie was the guest judge. strange choice if you ask me, but apparently she's a fashion designer now. (i'd like to add andy's take on it: apparently any coke whore off the street can start her own clothing line.)so you may have seen her on the show, but i'm guessing you missed the webisode where she explained the inspiration for

lots of information

2010-01-04T22:48:00.011-05:00

dudes. sorry it's been so long since i last posted. really...uh, i've been busy. i hope everyone's Christmas was excellent and i hope everyone had as much fun ringing in 2010 as i did. here are some photo highlights from the past three weeks:got suckered into singing with mary ellen'schoir group. it was a lovely service of lessons & carols. santa brought me a rack to display mybelts. kinda

throwback website

2009-12-22T16:50:00.007-05:00

the other day i was browsing the web for a vacation rental home and i found the worst website i've seen since 1995:http://www.ski-utah-rentals.com/the only thing missing is or something similar.

i bet the camera guys were all peeing in their pants from laughter

2009-12-03T17:33:00.005-05:00

here's the clip from biggest loser that i mentioned in my previous post. you know, the one with obese people jumping through hoops. sorry to keep you waiting. i've edited it a bit, ya know, cut out the dull parts. enjoy. perhaps you think i'm a horrible, horrible person for posting this. but shame on you too, because i know you were laughing. to be fair, you should see me attempting to

this stuff only happens on tv

2009-11-25T00:35:00.009-05:00

andy & i went on a 7 day cruise from long beach, california to some places in mexico. the first afternoon out in the middle of the ocean there was an announcement that the captain was going to turn the boat around (head back toward san diego) and rendezvous with a coast guard helicopter because there has been an medical emergency. it was a 3-hour ordeal. those boats can't really turn on a dime,

just some random thoughts

2009-11-19T23:01:00.009-05:00

what is the deal with q-tips? the box says "a variety of uses." and there are graphics on the back illustrating a few examples, none of which include cleaning the ear canal. this is funny because most people i know, myself included, only buy q-tips for the purpose of cleaning ear canals. perhaps you've seen the signs near downtown atlanta pointing to different neighborhoods and districts. for

i love eBay [and young girls]

2009-11-19T17:12:00.007-05:00

back from vacation. will post some stories later.so i am browsing eBay for a cocktail dress. i know that sounds poor/stupid/risky, but you can get some insane deals on really nice clothes if you stick to brands/designers you're familiar with. the really cheap stuff comes from the dresses that were worn once and then cast aside. i'm looking for another dress by the same designer as my current

a few good things, for once

2009-11-04T17:31:00.004-05:00

since my last post was just me bitching about stuff, let me counter with some positives:1. free lunch today from panera bread. w00t.2. scored a goal during last sunday's hockey game. a backhand goal, at that.3. i have a job, a place to live, and food. and willy's is right up the street.4. going on vacation for a week, leaving sunday5. my boyfriend andy is the shitand if you haven't seen the

just a few minor annoyances

2009-10-26T15:47:00.007-04:00

a member of the parking committee at andy's condo complex thinks she made a move for justice the other night by having my car towed from the visitor lot at 2:30am. as the chron would say: unbelievable. i'm not exactly sure who the vigilante is, but apparently this person thinks that i should no longer qualify as a "visitor" and wants to teach me a lesson. i won't bore you with the

flu shots are for the weak

2009-10-20T22:33:00.003-04:00

i haven't gotten a flu shot, nor do i plan to get one. here's why: pride. plain and simple. i know it sounds ridiculous, but that's my deal. i take damned good care of myself. i usually get at least 7 hours of sleep each night, i exercise 3 times per week, i wash my hands very frequently, my job isn't extremely stressful, i don't spend much time around small children, and i eat healthy meals

old man + snuggie = moderately amusing

2009-10-19T20:44:00.005-04:00

i could have used one of these on saturday...although i would have had some problems running around throwing the football in it.some old guy at the neighboring tailgate partyperhaps you are aware of georgia tech's big win over virginia tech. andy convinced me to go with him onto the field after the game ended. here's a shot a few minutes before the frat guys broke the goal post.(it took a

flood damage

2009-10-04T12:26:00.010-04:00

the weather on saturday was awesome so andy and i got our butts off the couch and went for a long walk/jog/adventure. we walked through some neighborhoods near historic downtown vinings since i live on the edge of all that. we saw some evidence from the recent flooding, mainly dirty trees and bushes and then yard sign ads for water damage companies. it's only been two weeks and we both have

recycling excites me more than the twilight series

2009-09-18T07:42:00.006-04:00

these are brand new recycling bins at andy's condo complex. pretty maids all in a row, all shiny and clean. i couldn't resist.channeling oscar the grouchthe old recycling program only accepted plastics 1 & 2, aluminum, and newspaper. so we had to stash all our other plastics, glass, office paper, and soup cans for recycling elsewhere. the new program accepts most stuff, even plastics 3-7.

u-scan fail, take two

2009-09-03T22:15:00.007-04:00

i will admit that this time the perpetrator doesn't have as many groceries as the lady from yesterday, but she still has too many for the u-scan to be practical. i guess it's hard to tell just how packed this *bas-cart is from this angle. my bad. and by the time i took these pics she had already scanned two huge bags worth of goods.sorry these pictures suck, it was hard for me to take a steady

um, for realz?

2009-09-02T19:58:00.005-04:00

another "wtf" moment caught on camera: after i got this great shot, i proceeded to the nearest manned checkout lane with my 4 items - no line. i'm about to go back to the store to see if this lady is still scanning.

southern accents

2009-08-27T21:41:00.006-04:00

posting this video clip is probably violating some kind of copyright, but i found it to be pretty awesome and decided you must see it immediately. i know it's totally lame that i recorded this clip on my digital camera but that was the quickest method for delivering the comedy. lady, you're sick. and yes, i watch this show, but it's low on my priority list.

beer can technology

2009-08-25T23:12:00.007-04:00

as andy & i were tapping the rockies aka drinking coors light this past weekend we noticed how the cans are just riddled with ridiculous features: wide mouth, vent, and color-change can. i hope you like my graphic. yeah, these cans have been out for a few years. so all that time prior to 2007 i've been screwed out of complete beer consumption efficiency!!! i feel a bit...cheated. i mean, we

just something to think about

2009-08-20T12:49:00.003-04:00

a lot of song lyrics/meanings can be interpreted in a variety of ways. you think you may know what a particular songwriter intended but then you hear him/her talking about what he/she meant, and you're like ooooh that makes way more sense now. the first one i thought of is "love song" by sara bareilles. it goes, "i'm not gonna write you a love song cause you asked for it cause you need one...

kenton & chris got my back on this one :)

2009-08-19T19:25:00.004-04:00

i was going to type out a hypothetical scenario to replace what actually happened to me a few days ago, but it got a little convoluted. this involves my job. i usually try to avoid work-related anecdotes for obvious reasons...but this one's good. i was leaving the office a little after 5 on monday afternoon and i got a phone call. i don't get a lot of calls so i was already thinking it was a

smuggling alcohol on a cruise ship

2009-08-11T21:12:00.002-04:00

andy & i are going on a cruise w/ naomi & brandon and some others in november. we'll be cruising aboard the carnival splendor which sails from los angeles and down to puerto vallarta and cabo san lucas. this will be our first cruise. i've heard a few things about carnival's on-board alcohol policy but want to hear from some experienced cruisers. carnival's official policy is that each person

if you don't already think that i'm weird...here you go.

2009-07-28T17:34:00.009-04:00

as my mother, grandmother, and boyfriend will tell you, i tend to get creative with my insults and terms of endearment (which, funny enough, are sometimes one in the same...maybe i should stop doing that). sometimes i use words that sound completely made-up, but to my surprise are actual words. a lot of the times i never know what these words mean (i should probably stop doing that, too). here

b-holes are tasty & flavorful

2009-07-23T17:14:00.007-04:00

i heard this hardee's ad mentioned on the bert show this morning:genius! i imagine they're in a bit of trouble with the fcc, but i suppose controversy could be good for business. according to a news source, "Hardees says it has no plans to pull the ads which is says run after 9 p.m., but it says franchisees are free to run them or not run them at their discretion."

the coolometer

2009-07-14T18:08:00.004-04:00

my friend matt made this for me in calculus class in high school.i was inspired to post this because he recently made the indie-o-meter. gotta love that metric system, still makin' the list 10 years later.

friends with benefits

2009-07-13T21:50:00.003-04:00

so my friends and i went to hilton head this past week for vacation. if you're wondering, it ruled. so just as my buddies got to reap the benefits of my grandma's oceanfront home i also got some of my own good stuff from my friend - v.i.p. passes to a pre-screening of harry potter #6. chad's uncle works for warner bros. and chad's always getting free movie passes. chad's probably - no - *

i'm on the verge of tears as i type this

2009-06-29T12:50:00.005-04:00

i know everyone is talking/blogging about the recent rash of celebrity deaths but i am terribly bummed that billy mays died. i feel like i should pay homage or something to this guy. i was going to make an image map sound board thing, but i'd have to steal the .wav files and the image, not to mention it'd probably take me half an hour to do it, and i'm at work...i know a lot of people thought

tribute to a bad hairstyle

2009-06-23T16:00:00.007-04:00

john & kate plus 8. they're everywhere. including here. yep, no original material this time. but i was thinking: i have zero kids and i'm kinda bitchy on occasion. so i know i'd be a total bitch all the time if i had 8 young kids and a seemingly slacker husband.i also like to put myself in john's shoes: i'd totally check out if i had a crazy bitch screaming at me all the time. especially

it's a wonder i don't weigh 300 lbs

2009-06-18T17:31:00.004-04:00

you know, i was just thinking about how i've eaten some really good food lately. i guess that's kinda stupid to blog about, but what disturbs me more is the fact that i'm thinking about my recent meals and snacks in the way one would think about his childhood friend. leads me to believe that i like food a little too much. not that i'm getting fat and need to stop eating or anything, but

happy digital transition day

2009-06-12T14:48:00.002-04:00

There's a tv in the breakroom at my office. We don't get cable, the antenna kinda sucks, and no one ever watches it. A few weeks ago it occurred to me that I could get one of those converter boxes and possibly get a bunch of channels. I got in on that $40 government coupon, bought a converter box, hooked it all up, and like magic we have about 10 channels now. So today during my lunch hour I

on this day in 1982

2009-05-28T20:39:00.009-04:00

anne's birthday. also known as:international anne day - courtesy of blake hennonnational anne day of sweetness (or NADS) - from matt weeksas of right now i have gotten 24 birthday wall posts on facebook. the mix of people who wish me a happy birthday is a little weird. some of these people probably couldn't even pinpoint the month of my birthday, but whatever, i appreciate the sentiment. i

agurley

Progressive's "Flo" sucks, but Snapshot is cool

Now that it's the middle of January, I'll tell you about my Christmas holiday.

holiday stuff

some awesome stuff

anchors aweigh!

costume phase 3

costume phase 2

costume construction, phase 1

Help! There's a Jamaican man trapped in the storm drain!

Labor Day vacation rental

what i've been up to

a story to distract you from wondering if i've found a job yet (no, i haven't)

some denver stuff, and an anecdote about why i hate going to the movies

and i'll never know how this one turned out...

i'm in Denver now & finally getting around to posting something

upcoming road trip

free money

the big news

hordes of zombies

career change

weeks, this one's for you

nothing to see here, folks.

making fun of other people's ads, part 3

costco WIN

totally looks like v.2

more awesome/awful ads

legend of the famous chron

boredom + alcohol = really amazing ideas

colonel mustard...in the library...with the rope

3 years of blogging, and some toilet humor

i have the best grandma ever

Christmas Day snow...and ice!

bad advertisement

i like food, but i hate stuff like this:

3rd annual gurley trot - recap

just a general update

the big reveal - but first...

phase 2 - making a mess

costume phase 1.5

making of the halloween costume, stage 1

confused by the tube flop

i know exactly what i did to deserve this, and it rhymes with "skylight."

weird shit in my condo

my mom used to keep me on a leash

jim "ices" my brother

best caller ID ever

"If you drive by UGA campus﻿ with your windows down they'll just toss the diploma inside your car."

nerdy awesomeness (or awesome nerdy-ness?)

aahl rec league

this chick's got it all figured out

the soothing voice of lois reitzes

my 55-yr old mom can beat up your mom

the random drunken injury

andy gives kfc the middle finger

i'm a sucker for advertisements

best day ever

just call me ol' yarn hair

i'm not joking about this

cult of mary kay

here's what's up:

hours of entertainment

respectable, legitimate businesses

stuff from ten years ago

can't sleep, clown'll eat me.

totally looks like

recent cheap finds

just some random thoughts

winter x games

i've been eBaying for 10 years. wow. and i still love it.

you might enjoy these ads

fashion icon

lots of information

throwback website

i bet the camera guys were all peeing in their pants from laughter

this stuff only happens on tv

just some random thoughts

i love eBay [and young girls]

a few good things, for once

just a few minor annoyances

"If you drive by UGA campus with your windows down they'll just toss the diploma inside your car."