"It had a very sinister appearance. It had a battery behind it, and wires."

Today is a day that I cannot go without posting on. The fateful day when the Mooninites attacked Boston and successfully shut down the entire city on the 31st of January, the year of our lord two thousand two hundred and seven.

Somehow, the city sued Cartoon Network and won, which is also a mystery to me. But it is not easy to become the laughingstock of the country, and we owe it all to these two gentlemen: Peter and Sean. Who are kind of my heroes. I may or may not have a crush on them, particularly Peter and his dready hair. I flashed him at an Infected Mushroom show at Axis. Just kidding! But he was there.

The above picture I heard they distributed today around the internet as a memorial. Brilliant!

Also some people have decided to make their own tributes, by posting new LED devices around the city in the same place as last year. Except the new ones are not Aqua Teen inspired.

Here is one of George W. Bush:

Awesome! Not far behind, Osama bin Laden:

Also awesome! The next one I thought was Jesus, but it is actually Peter Berdovsky:

Here is the new LED reposted on Fenway Park:

This one is also a new one but I have no clue who it is supposed to be.
I hope you survived this darkest of dark days. NEVER FORGET. Also watch this video. April thinks it was made by the same guy who made memorial videos for Flower from "Meerkat Manor." Until next time... peas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNEZJqVjoDg&eurl=http://boingboing.net/

Barron's Day Today

Via Gchat (with risk of sounding like blogger J.A.) :

me: hi baby

Barron: HELLLLLOOOOOOOO - a little bit busty today

me: HAHA

Barron: oppps - busy!

me: busty

Barron: ahhhahahahaha

The Herald is NOT, I repeat, NOT a tabloid

Yesterday, a study showed that incidents of sexual assault are down overall in recent years (I believe a 10-year low was cited.) Leave it to the Herald to decide that despite the decline, since the Red Line has the highest reported incidents of sexual assault, it shall now be known as

"The Perv Line"

Loser

The other day, Barron took a trip back to 1996 and came back with some clever insults. One of them happened to be calling me a 'loser' with "his finger and his thumb in the shape of an L on his forehead." (Trivia: 10 points for naming song and artist that song is from.)

Anywho, despite his best efforts, I came out on top in this, as Barron apparently does not know which one makes an "L" to other people and he ended up looking like this gentleman:
I'm awesome.

Another reason to hate U2

I hate U2. If you know me, you probably know this. I hate their stupid songs. I hate their stupid hair. I hate their stupid guitar player and his stupid name, The Edge. I hate that the proper way to write "The Edge" is with a capital T.

I hate their stupid supposed commitments to human rights and the environment. What is more wasteful than a CD and its packaging? Or flying on a tour on a private jet, or the ridiculous light show that you put on every show. Or your stupid "Product Red" consumerism campaign which only a small portion of the profit goes to the Global Fund. Or the fact that you include the Gap in this campaign which is notorious for sweatshop use.

I also hate that stupid guy that gets paid to look like Bono. Also I hate the word Bono.

Well now U2 is blaming Deadheads and Hippies for "destroying the music industry," in reference to the fact that they do not make money from illegal downloads. Why don't you try writing a good song or be happy with the money you already have.

I hate U2. End of rant.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/01/29/tech-u2.html

Balls

No, not that kind Beth.

I was listening to Howard Stern yesterday, which I am currently addicted to, when he had on this guy named "Joel." Joel lives in Florida and claims to have the largest rubber band ball in the world. Here is a picture:
Particularly funny about his appearance on Howard, was that Howard mostly wanted to know why a black guy has such a white guy hobby. But I digress.

Joel revealed that he is a target on myspace for other ball-making connoisseurs, as apparently another rubber band ball guy and a aluminum foil ball guy make fun of him from what I understand.

Here are the two culprits:

I decided to see what other ball enthusiasts there are out there. Luckily, all these ball people have their top friends as ball people. You could be friends with...

Bubble wrap ball (shown here dropping a d):

Duct-tape ball (shown here in a captains hat):

You can also be friends mass produced balls, such as Kickball:

Tennis ball (all of tennis balls friends are dogs, literally):
And even more unsual balls. Here is a cat named Mr. Balls -

And perhaps the most famous ball of all, Wilson.

Trader Joes

Poor Barron. The other night he went shopping for dinner for us at Trader Joes. He was so excited when he pulled a box of chicken nuggets out of the bag until I pointed out to him that the box actually says chickenLESS nuggets. I should have just let him think it was chicken, because he then insisted that they upset his stomach. I don't know how someone could be so adversely affected by soy.

Anyway, Barron came out with this gem of a joke accidentally, but still quality:
Q. How many chickenless nuggests would it take to make a whole chicken?
A. None. Its a chick question.

Muahaha

Astronaut!

The Disco Biscuits are playing in New Jersey for three nights over the leap year weekend. One of the nights they are having a costume contest and the prize is VIP tix to Camp Bisco VII. The contest is to dress up like your favorite Bisco song. I suggested Barron dress up as the song "Astronaut" and this is what he sent me:

Priceless.

BU hawk

I wanted to share this fabulous pictures my friend was able to take of the BU hawk. I have never seen it closer than when it is spiraling the sky around west campus. I think one time I may have seen it fly by Rachel's dorm window, but still not this close! I am also surprised to see Warren Towers in the background, as the hawk is partial to BU west.

Please enjoy! My favorite is the last pic. xoxo Shannon

Happy Birthday April!

Comments on celebs' childhood pics

I wish this post could be a little more surprising, but each star is pictured next to their childhood photo, so there is not that much to reveal. I did want to comment on a few select pictures however.

First:I just wanted to point out how cute Justin Timberlake is as a kid and as an adult. Despite his southern garb, I am sure he was even cute at age 12 or 13 when you get acne and your teeth don't quite fit in your mouth.

When I first saw this picture, I said to myself, "Man, we already know what all the Culkin boys look like as children." But low and behold, a missing Culkin brother has been found, and he apparently was abducted by the Gyllenhal family. Seeing the successes of the Culkin family, I can only conclude this is how the Gyllenhal's acquired said Culkin. Althougth Jake does not look like the other adult Culkins, I think there is a conspiracy here.
This is Miley Cyrus. I am posting this just to show what a difference a few years makes. I am pretty sure Miley is now 15. If I were you Jenn, I would show this picture to any fourth grade girls who have image problems.

CONFESSION - I have to confess I have been enjoying the song "See You Again" while at the gym. Did you know her friend "Leslie" featured in the chorus is a real person? True story.

If you don't know what I am talking about I don't blame you. I can't believe I know the lyrics myself.

Ahem. Peace out.
Shannon

A Joke that Brian just told me...

A joke from Brian, Barron's roommate -
Q. What did "Sushi A" say to "Sushi B"?
A. Wa-sa-bi?

Frog Pond

Hey Beth, Remember when we went couples skating at the Frog Pond? Maybe we will re-create when you come and visit!

Don't You Eat that Yellow Snow

I do not have to work tomorrow. Which normally would be a cause for celebration. However, it is supposed to snow. A LOT. Like I am imagining the below picture happening tomorrow. And having to clean said snow off my car. That is if it is not towed due to snow emergency. Meh. I guess I am happy that I don't have to go to work. But how can the weather tease me so. Last week it was 50 degrees out! And it smelled like spring.

Attack of the Mooninites was almost 1-year ago. Cheers!

Boston Misses You!

Please be advised: if you are ever lost in Boston, please use your proximity to the Citgo sign as a reference. End of Transmission.

Stairs

If you ever tell Barron you have to fart but it won't come out, he will tell you to walk up some stairs. I don't have any conclusive evidence on whether or not this actually works.

A Friend for Frog?

Unless you are Beth, you may or may not know about Barron's friend Frog. Frog was a gift from above on Barron's birthday at a moe. concert. Literally, someone threw it to him from another balcony at the hotel. Anyway, here is frog at Camp Bisco car-surfing:
And here is Frog in our tent making sure no one steals our stuff:
Well I saw an intriguing news article today about another frog named Oui. Oui is going to give Frog a run for his money. I mean, look at this thing!

What a rockin dude. Frog is gonna need to seriously step it up if he is going to do cooler things that Oui. Oui apparently is even stealing Barron's dance moves.
I know that one foot slide. I guess it is up to the public. Who do you like better - Frog or Oui? Can they ever be friends? ? ?

Knitting

Sometimes I think about knitting a garment for Barron solely for the purpose of seeing his reaction.

Heidi Post

I am posting this mostly for me and April's somewhat enjoyment. Just picture this as a video and she is dancing awkwardly and also singing off-key and pretend that Beth is the pole.

New Gladiators

I already have a new favorite Gladiator. Wolf. Where do they find these people?

God Loves a Terrier (and sometimes a pug too)

Bethy I just wanted to show you that pugs are fun for everyone! Can you guess who this is out walking a black pug and giving the finger?
Why it is Rob Zombie! I remember one time you told me my picture of him gave you nightmares. You would think he would be walking a Pittbull on fire eating human carcass or something. But alas, here he is with his pug. What do you think it is named?

xoxo

Post that didn't get posted yesterday

So yesterday when I flipped my shit over the Internet issue, it was mostly due to inability to post the below post compounded by the fact that I could not do some online shopping I hoped to accomplish FURTHER accentuated by the fact that the necklace with the dove on it that I went to go buy from Heritage was no longer online : ( Serious tears all around.

No really I called Barron and cried. Mostly because I can't fart in my living room whenever I want.

Anyway, I was also sad because I found out from Jezebel.com that I missed National Bird Day. Look at this fun logo!


I need a hug from this parrot. Also I saw Theo Epstien and looked like crap. Because you know if I had not been leaving the gym, he would have ditched his wife and kid for me.

Don't give me that look.

To Beth and April

Thanks for hosting us at your apartment for New Years! We heart you. Here are some additional favorite moments (and a picture that didn't make it as a postcard to your house.)
xoxoxox