Miracle of Duct Tape

There is a bump in the road. Seriously, a ginormous bump in the middle of the road. You can’t change lanes to avoid it—traffic is heavy. All you can do is grit your teeth, grip the wheel and hope that you don’t loose your transmission.

Wham!

Holy monkies! That bump was not just a pile of mislaid asphalt. That bump was large enough to be an assassin’s lame attempt at burying a body. Or perhaps a log that road workers forgot to move before laying the asphalt.

So much for making it to Oregon in one piece. The bump in the road had enough force to shoot my rear view mirror free from the glue that bound it to the windshield. Crap. How am I supposed to drive 500 miles without a rear view mirror?

Solution: Duct Tape.

That is right. Oodles and oodles of extra strength duct tape. This half-assed repair job reminds me of The Red Green Show. In this show, duct tape is the be-all-and-end-all of a handyman’s arsenal. Hit the link for a hilarious instance of Red Green’s handyman abilities.

Custom Car [from The Red Green Show]

I was still unable to use the mirror. As the outside temperature increased, the duct tape stretched.

In short, my rear view mirror did nothing but provide me with a breathtaking glimpse of the boxes in the seat directly behind me. I can securely say that the boxes never drove too closely—they remained at a safe distance the entire length of the trip.

The Move

Oh, it has been busy. My lack of posts is the result of a big move.

Readers, welcome to Oregon =D

New posts to come…

Tough-Girl Pop

It is a tough-girl pop music day.

You know what tough-girl pop is, of course. You don’t? Well, maybe that is because I just pulled that phrase out of nowhere. I consider tough-girl pop to be the type of pop music that some of the self-proclaimed non-girlie girls even find contagious.

Let me provide you with some classic examples:
Lilly Allen
Katy Perry
Kelly Clarkson (her old music is more so than her recent music)

These girls are some of the current faces bringing a harder edge to the genre. The music is extremely catchy (like most pop music), but the lyrics are refreshingly blunt. Enjoy a few of these tough-girl tunes via the links below.

“I am weapon of massive consumption. It’s not my fault, it’s how I am programmed to function.”
- Lilly Allen, The Fear (from It’s Not Me, It’s You)

“You change your mind, like a girl changes clothes. You PMS, like a b!tch… I would know.”
- Katy Perry, Hot n Cold (from One of the Boys)

“I hope the ring you gave to her, turns her finger green. I hope when your in bed with her, you think of me.”
- Kelly Clarkson, Never Again (from Never Again)

And, since remixes are always a blast, here is one of my favorite remixes of Lilly Allen’s The Fear.
The Fear Remix (Dave Dresden and Mikael Johnston)

Literary Deja Vu

I was in the mood for a fast paced, funny, light hearted piece of fiction. Something absorbing enough to make me forget reality. A fun novel. My sister recommended Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. She guaranteed that it had nothing to do with the Shopaholic series. Perfect. Sounded just like what I needed.

I made a trip to the library. I picked up the bright pink book and instantly knew that it is the kind of humorous chick-lit I had it mind. Aces.

When I got home, I powered through the first few chapters. I was definitely satisfied with the book. The character is strong and funny, but tends to make mistakes. She is not an airhead. She is funny and quirky.

Once I reached about page 130, the plot lines started to seem familiar. Huh. I assumed that it was merely familiar because all chic-lit books tend to have similar plots.

A few chapters later, I came to a realization.

Yes, I have read this before. Really? It took me half the book to recognize it? Wow. Either I did not read it very intently or I read it so long ago that it is a bit fuzzy in my memory.

Oh well. Since I don’t remember it very well, I am going to keep reading.

Maybe I need to start keeping track of what I have and have not read…