Totally Stupid: I love AWK

For this blog I tried to find a postable video for Andrew W.K.'s Totally Stupid, but I couldn't find the one. It's awesome. The video contains a lot of really funny clips from his short lived show on MTV, and I always laugh out loud, even if I'm by myself. For about two months now, nearly every day on the way to work I've been listening to an AWK mix, trying to stay positive and gear up for the long work day.

You might be thinking, "Amanda, really? Don't you listen to Belle and Sebastian and only Belle and Sebastian?" (Or whatever sissy indie band you'd like to name that I do actually like.) Really. Andrew W.K. Ever catch him on Conan? They're like, friends. And once, AWK got Conan to do "moves." Like air punching and shit. Oh yeah, seriously. Anyway, this whole AWK thing happened when I found out that he was starting to give motivational talks. Josh ended up interviewing him and doing a whole story for the radio. My idea, technically. Check out his website, http://www.andrewwk.com/, and prepare to be wowed. Oh, and I also have a Pandora station seeded from AWK and a few others. It's called Rock Your Socks Off.

Here's an old picture from when I had a facial piercing and listened some tougher music. When I went to find this in my comments section on MySpace, there were SO many people that I don't recognize. It's been four years, me and my space.

I Heart ChaCha!

Has anyone else heard of ChaCha? Because it's this amazing question answering service. For free, you text a question to ChaCha (242-242) and within about a minute, you get an answer. I'm serious. It's not only incredibly useful, but really fun.

Here are some of the questions I've had answered so far:

Q: How do you say, "Please use other door" in French?
A: Veuillez employer l'autre porte.

Q: Should Amanda get a dog?
A: Only if Amanda promises to feed it, take care of it and love it every single day.

Q: What ingredient do I need to make crepes?
A: 1 cup/125g all-purpose flour, pinch of salt, 3 eggs, 1 cup/250 ml milk (more if needed), 2 tbsp/30 mg melted butter.

Q: Should Katie have the grilled chicken sandwich or the cheeseburger for lunch?
A: I guess whatever she feels like! I would have a cheeseburger! ChaCha!

Q: What does Probate mean?
A: Probate is the court-supervised legal process of providing a will, appointing an executor and settling an estate.

Bastille Day BBQ!

Heather and I threw our first party in honor of Bastille Day, and much to our surprise, it was a success! Despite being a Monday, and all the way on the Hill, at least twenty people showed up! We drew moustaches on faces (with Heather's expensive eyeliner.. oops!), served brie, French 75s (then switched to High Life, the champagne of beers!), listened to French pop, played bocce, and said "Merci" instead of "Thank You." No French kissing or spin le bottle, which I'm thankful for. The night ended at a reasonable hour with night swimming at the East End Beach. Perhaps next year we'll get someone to smuggle in some illegal fireworks.

Where's the Beef?

Yesterday, my bus honestly mooed like a cow. It was actually more like close cow-shaped cream dispensers, and it happened every few minutes. So weird.