the only thing missing was the swingline stapler

as aptly demonstrated on this blog, i get to do a lot of cool things cos of henri and the alamo (and, if you’ve seen me in person at these events, you know, most likely from my ecstatic squeeing, that i definitely, definitely appreciate it).

and out of all of the fantastic adventures i’ve experienced thus far, sunday night ranks near the top cos

I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE FROM “OFFICE SPACE”!!

disney pants part 2: even in the happiest place on earth, it rains.

when we parted ways yesterday, dear pantsers, our brave disney explorers were exiting the muppet ride and gazing with growing horror at the darkening sky…
and so of course the only appropriate thing to do was to ride the TOWER OF TERROR, muhaHAHAHA!

seriously, does that look sinister or what?
the tower of terror is one of those [...]

disney pants part 1: “i was terrified of that yeti”

YOU GUYS I’M BACK!!!!
and no, i have not been brainwashed into liking miley cyrus. although that winnie the pooh, what a cutie pants!
first of all, massive thanks to olivia, erin, trish and meredith for serving as most excellent pantstributors. you ladies are *more* than worthy to serve at the helm of this blog; in fact, [...]

dave and busting my pants!

i spent the past weekend celebrating the 30th birthday of my beloved pants, erica g– happy birthday, erica!
in the process of the festivities, we journeyed to a magical, electric neon world that i haven’t glimpsed since i was in high school… a place where all of yr dreams can come true: racing cars, killing zombies [...]

vampire prom: the best night of my eternal life

i would like to begin this post with a vampire joke:
Q: why wasn’t the vampire working?
A: he was on his coffin break!!!
now that i’ve set yr expecations for the humor in today’s entry, i’d like to tell you about my extremly sucky (what? i warned you!) night at the alamo’s vampire prom. in celebration of [...]

sixth street gives new meaning to the phrase “trick or treat”

with all of this election excitement (!!!!), i totally forgot to post about halloween!
granted, it wasn’t as amazing as electing our first african american president BUT it did have its moments. especially, um, when we got to sixth street.
to match his condo and new “rich” lifestyle, henri dressed up as tony stark. naturally.

and, equalling him [...]

thrilling the pants off of a world record

today i have to give henri major props for pulling of something incredibly amazing, nay, WORLD RECORD BREAKING.
and i know sometimes i say “world record breaking” when i’m exaggerating, but this time, I’M FOR SERIOUS.
on saturday, october 25, 2008, 881 people showed up at the long center in austin, tx to perform the dance from [...]

NO PANTS

so, usually i post an interview on fridays, or a guest blogger. but my pantstributor didn’t quite work out for today, so… you guys will have to deal with me. again. and trust me, i don’t feel like dealing with my writing today, either, cos it’s frickin’ friday!
BUT fortunately for all of us, rescue has [...]

i can’t wait til it’s time for the dundies…

why i love my new office:
reason #14
when i walked into the staff meeting last week, i was greeted by this:

why yes, that IS a framed (and ribbon wrapped) print from my glory days as an internet security model.
seriously, i can’t *wait* to see what my HILARIOUS coworkers come up with for diversity training.
reason #15:
we’re [...]

flavor tripping my pants

back in june, i linked to an article in the NYT about a new phenomenon about to sweep the tastebuds of the nation: flavor tripping.
ever since i read about those mysterious and magical miracle berries, i’ve been DYING to try them, cos anything that makes all foods taste like candy sounds like my willie wonka [...]