This is What You Get When You Force Me to Play Board Games

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Revenge is so sweet, ain’t it?

Actually, I’m posting this way outdated clip of my in-laws singing along to some mad kareoke at Christmas to check out the complete awesomeness of my new Vimeo Plus membership. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth the cost, since my smelly ole’ Mac doesn’t really export videos to a very high quality and aren’t easily viewed online. What do you guys think? Liking the clarity? Does this video suck? How much do you want to marry in to this family after seeing my siblings-in-law sing along to “Material Girl” and my lovely father-in-law rap to “Living in America?”


Christmas Sing-Along from Megan on Vimeo.

P.S. I apologize for the obnoxious laughing, but I was way too intoxicated to hold it in….ahhh, the holidays.

NYC + KC

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About a year ago, in my hours of mindless internet parusing, I came upon a site called 3191: A Year of Mornings. The site was created by two creative ladies, online friends who lived 3191 miles apart. One lived in Portland, Maine, while the other resided in Portland, Oregon, and both of them being creative souls, came up with a wonderful idea. Each woman would take a photo every morning, and then upload it to their blog. The photo project that ensued was a beautiful statement on simple living, the connection of friends and total joy. They would not tell each other what they planned to take photos of, and yet, the photos seemed to belong together (check out this to see what I’m talking about). The project was eventually turned in to a book, and then two more websites, A Year of Evenings and 3191 Miles Apart (their current project).

I came upon the idea again a few weeks ago (when Dooce posted about their book) and talked with a few friends about it. We all thought it was such a fun idea, and wondered if we’d have the discipline to keep up with a daily photo. It sounds easy, but lives can be so frantic and unpredictable, would we be able to manage the committment?

One friend and I have decided to take on the challenge, and so far, the results have been delightful. We’re calling the project NYC + KC and have been posting now for almost two weeks. This project is truly a selfish one for me. To be able to see something that happened this very morning in my friend, Theresa’s, life, especially when we live light years away, has been a gift. We post pictures of whatever we happen to come upon each day, from street vendors to murals, from school papers to long commutes, from ski trips to morning coffee. Each day is a surprise to us and I’m so happy we’ve decided to do this. Our plan is to post one picture every day for a year, although who knows how long this will last. On some days, pictures don’t get posted until late at night, other days they’re posted by 8 a.m., just depends on the bob and weave of life.

Theresa and I live very differently. She’s in the city, I’m in the suburbs. I have an SUV, she doesn’t have a current driver’s license. She is newly married and living in Brooklyn. I’m a mother and wife of a few years with a yard to mow and square footage to clean. I was afraid doing this project would make me yearn for what she has, freedom and creativity and a daily date with a city I love so much. But, in truth, although there are days I wish I was the one getting on the subway or reading newspapers on the street, for the most part, I’m even finding my own life interesting. I really enjoy looking back at what we’ve posted, and seeing what, on that particular morning, caught my eye.

Here are a few of my favorites (so far). You can keep up with the project by clicking on the icons in the top left hand corner of this page.

Day One
Day One

Day Four
Day Four

Day Six
Day Six

Day Ten
Day Ten

Day Twelve
Day Twelve

You can view our joint Flickr page here. We each post a photo daily (you can view the NYC photos here and the KC ones here), and then combine the two. You can see the photos side by side here.

The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.” – His Holiness, the Dalai Lama (via Twitter)

Social Media For Dummies

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I’ve had some people ask me what my deal is with Flickr and Twitter and Facebook and blogging…and oh my god! Megan, get an effing life!

To those people I say, true, I should aquire some sort of life, which is why I’m cutting down on the blogathon that has taken over my being for the past few years and attempting to have more fun by actually “living” life, instead of writing about it. What an idea, right?

I know tons of friends that have attempted to start blogs only to have them end after a week or two of posts. It’s for a variety of reasons, but usually boils down to not having enough time, not feeling like they had anything to say, not enough readers or just forgetting the thing existed entirely. One reason this blog is updated so often is because I really do love to write. I love to put down what I’m thinking/liking/laughing at each day. I love that I can go to some random date four years ago and read about my life, a life that seems so foreign to me now.

Thank God for mini bottles of Bacardi. And thank God for Justin Timberlake. Yes, I like Justin Timberlake. Yes, I understand he’s kind of the same deal as the Backstreet Boys. And no, I don’t care. – March 2005

Well, truth be told, I’m still a fan of mini bottles of alcohol and Justin Timberlake, so maybe things haven’t changed as much as I think.

I’ll still be here, probably posting as regularly as before, but I’m giving myself permission to slack off a bit if I feel like it. The ads on this page don’t make that much money anyway, and who’ll miss me? Besides my mom.

If I haven’t posted here, you can always check my Twitter feed, which is so addicting I find myself attempting to Twitter while driving my car. Not safe, but I had to tell the world about the bumper sticker that said “My Other Ride Is Your Mom.” Just for reference, here are five of my favorite recent Tweets:

I’m stimulated by the very thought of Obama’s package, and I mean that only in the most fiscal of ways. – Paula

Who’s idea was it to make “Accelerate Your Life” the Navy’s new tagline? Doesn’t that just mean “You’ll Die Sooner” if you join the Navy? – DadGoneMad

LOD’s son is writing a rock opera called “I’d Rather Live In Someone Else’s Butt Than Go To School.” Watch your back, Sondheim. – LOD

Email from my dad: “It appears to mom and me that the signal to the undead will probably be given on Meet the Press this Sunday.” Be alert. – Looky Daddy

I’vereintroducedcaffieneintomysystemandmybrainfeelslikethis. – Maggie

My most recent Tweet says something about how much wine I drank this weekend, but it’s not that funny, so I won’t share it here. Although one time I did write a pretty funny Tweet that was basically a love letter to cheese popcorn. So there’s that.

{Oh yeah, follow me on Twitter here. Wooty woot! >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cannot believe I just said wooty woot. What the hell is the matter with me?!}

If you need me, I’ll be living. Or Tweeting.

Friday Linky Love

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Remember when I told all of you how happy I was, even though my head was throbbing and throat was on fire? I lied. I’m miserable. Grumble.

So instead of writing anything, here’s a few places to go while you’re procrastinating today:

New Staff Find White House in Tech Dark Ages – An aide claims it’s like going from an XBox to an Atari. I have to admit, I loved my Atari, but this would be frustrating.

Where You Won’t Shop in 2009 – As long as J Crew online is in business, I’ll be fine. Oh, J Crew, how I love you and your ridiculously high priced flip flops.

The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks – Har, har, har….air quotes make me laugh.

(free) Valentines Day Cards – I like this template, and even though Lu is probably a bit young for these, I’m using them anyway. Mostly due to the high usage of the words dude and seriously.

Bubble Calendar – I must have this, as does anyone who loves popping packing bubbles. So, maybe just me.

What to do on Friday Night (if you’re lame-o like me) – Watch WALL-E. Seriously. Dude. (Told you I was a fan of those words). This is the first movie in a very long time that I could watch with Lu and not want to run out of the room screaming (I’m looking at you, Tinkerbell!). I know some think it’s too political or boring, which, in my opinion, is total crap incorrect. I guess if you consider human’s trashing the planet with stuff from a Costco-like franchise, then leaving it a mess because it’s too hard to clean up, then becoming giant fatty’s because they are the laziest beings in the universe, political, then I suppose the argument could be made. It wouldn’t be a good argument, but I’m sure some people will argue it (now I’m looking at you, Bill O’Reilly!). Lordy.

But what does this movie seem to be teaching my daughter (according to her)? Clean up your mess, play and don’t eat fast food all the time, love people who are nice to you. Doesn’t seem like to bad of a message, huh? I know a bunch of older kids that have hated it, due to the lack of dialouge and human characters, but Lu seems to love it.

Then again, she’s the daughter of a Space Camp nerd, so it may just be in her DNA.

I’m Out

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With the holiday upon us I will be taking my leave from this lovely bloggity blog to spend time eating, drinking, drinking, drinking and playing Rock Band 2. I took a WHOLE WEEK off from work, so by Wednesday I just may be legally comatose. Don’t you worry about me.

But you, my lovelies, I will worry about you. What shall you read while I’m away? Well, I may try and post a picture or two of our festivus miracle, or maybe some video of the family talent show that is threatening to eat my brain. But if that’s not enough, here are some options for next week:

Monday: Read this, then watch the video below. If I ever get married again (I mean, renew vows, not get married to someone else, seriously) I would want to do it like this. All brides-to-be should take notice [Mikayla, this one’s for you].

Tuesday: Read the Adventures of RPAZZ. For those Twilight fans who love the books, but think Robert Pattison is a little icky, this site will crack you up. I particularly like this post. Oh, Rob, I will never “stop believin’.”

Wednedsay: Stop freaking out about the decorations and the presents and the family and all of the things that are stressing you out. If you need help, read this article from Real Simple dot come on 5 Reminders to Keep You Balanced this Holiday Season. Also, wish Trent a happy birthday with me!!! HAAAAPPPYYYYY BIIIIRRRRTTHHDAAAAAY!

Thursday: Celebrate the birth of Jesus with some gift giving and drunken family time. Add this song (it will start streaming when the page loads) to your Christmas soundtrack, and maybe it will drown out the sound of your Uncle Joe puking in the bathroom after one too many bourbon and cokes.

Friday: Recover. Sleep. Maybe go see a movie. I may go see this one. Take some of that holiday gift money and make a donation to Kiva dot org. Remember last year when I received Kiva gift certificates for both my birthday and for Christmas (click here to jog your memory)? Well, the fabulous women that I donated to have both repaid huge portions of their loans, giving me money back that I could either take for myself, or redonate. Guess which one I chose?

My goal is to donate to a woman entrepreneur in all of the regions offered, and so far I have donated in Asia and Africa. Yesterday I used my repaid money to give a loan to another woman, this one starting a clothing sales business in Peru.

After all the excess of the holidays, it will feel good to give a little back. Karma, baby. Pure karma.


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