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Zombies are slow to move; so are blogging transitions. Although, it might just be that I’ve been watching this video on repeat for the last solid week (um, I’m not kidding):

If you’ll pardon me, I’m going to continue my quest to stand out above the crowd, even if I gotta shout out loud, ’til mine [...]

Barack Obama is rooting for the Steelers today—ARE YOU?!

In order to understand what the Steelers mean to Pittsburghers, you’ve got to look at what went down back in the 70s (a story my mom has repeated at least daily since watching the Steelers win the AFC Championship):
In the city’s heyday, steel mills kept it vibrant and Pittsburgh natives found work easily. Many forewent college because work at the steel mills didn’t require a degree, and money was good.
As the steel industry waned in the 1970s, the city struggled.
“A lot of men lost their jobs,” said David Harrison, a 39-year-old teacher who sold Terrible Towels and Steelers T-shirts outside O’Brien’s. “A lot of families were destitute and poor and hungry.
“In the ’70s I remember that being a big part of the community where I lived in Pittsburgh. The general feeling was despite how their lives were, on Sunday our Steelers were gonna win for us.”
During the ’70s, the Steelers usually did. Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls that decade, fueled by a ferocious defensive line nicknamed the Steel Curtain and Hall of Famers like receiver Lynn Swann and quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
So when Pittsburgh natives left the city in search of work or a new way of life, they took the Steelers with them.
—Orlando Sentinel, 01/31/09
The Steelers mean a lot to us displaced Pittsburghers—I’m not a huge football fan, but I’ll be watching tonight, and thinking about how every bar in South Side is going to be positively EXPLODING when (WHEN!) we win. Here’s for a sixth ring! President Obama wills it so!

And one last thing (because in Pittsburgh, polka is a viable form of self-expression):

Go Steelers! For more updated fight songs, check out WDVE.
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SNOW! Like, real, honest to goodness SNOW!


I don’t think it’s snowed here since my freshman year of college! I’m blogging about it now, when I’m warm and happy in my PJs, still enchanted by the idea of cold white stuff falling from the sky, instead of tomorrow, when the bottoms of my pants are went and I can’t feel my face.
So hooray! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m heading to bed like I did so very often growing up in Pittsburgh: hoping against hope for a snow day!
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Barack Obama is rooting for the Steelers today—ARE YOU?!

In order to understand what the Steelers mean to Pittsburghers, you’ve got to look at what went down back in the 70s (a story my mom has repeated at least daily since watching the Steelers win the AFC Championship):
In the city’s heyday, steel mills kept it vibrant and Pittsburgh natives found work easily. Many forewent college because work at the steel mills didn’t require a degree, and money was good.
As the steel industry waned in the 1970s, the city struggled.
“A lot of men lost their jobs,” said David Harrison, a 39-year-old teacher who sold Terrible Towels and Steelers T-shirts outside O’Brien’s. “A lot of families were destitute and poor and hungry.
“In the ’70s I remember that being a big part of the community where I lived in Pittsburgh. The general feeling was despite how their lives were, on Sunday our Steelers were gonna win for us.”
During the ’70s, the Steelers usually did. Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls that decade, fueled by a ferocious defensive line nicknamed the Steel Curtain and Hall of Famers like receiver Lynn Swann and quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
So when Pittsburgh natives left the city in search of work or a new way of life, they took the Steelers with them.
—Orlando Sentinel, 01/31/09
The Steelers mean a lot to us displaced Pittsburghers—I’m not a huge football fan, but I’ll be watching tonight, and thinking about how every bar in South Side is going to be positively EXPLODING when (WHEN!) we win. Here’s for a sixth ring! President Obama wills it so!

And one last thing (because in Pittsburgh, polka is a viable form of self-expression):

Go Steelers! For more updated fight songs, check out WDVE.
Posted in things i love

Watch this: Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it)
To give you incentive to click through to that video, I’ll just give the preface that the following 3-year-old got more right about the plot:

Heading to Chicago for a few days—wish me warmth, God knows I’ll need it!
(found via Cinematical)
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone!
Posted in i found it on the internets, the funny, things i love

At the request of my mother, a new entry!
Feel that bite in the air? That clean smell in the breeze? It’s AUTUMN here in North Carolina, which, as some of you may remember, is my favorite season. There’s just something thrilling about watching summer wane and feel the tender chill of winter creep up on us, isn’t there?
When it starts to get chillier and thoughts turn to back-to-school shopping (oh, how I should have valued that more when it existed!), I start feeling nostalgic. This year, it’s been

As I alluded to yesterday: I LIVE WITH A DOG NOW! (click to bigafy the pictures)

Glynnis adopted her new best friend, Kosbie, from the Humane Society a couple weeks ago. As far as we know, she’s 2 or 3-years old and a mix of Shetland Sheepdog and Border Collie (and who knows what else). She’s been a dream as far as shelter dogs go: she’s very bright and independent and playful, if not a little overenthusiastic about, um, everything.



And now to see her in action, without the effect of Terrifying Pe

This would make me laugh more if it were less accurate (alas, alas):

Anna Marie just sent me the coolest stop animation film I’ve seen in a long time—check it out, it’s only a little over a minute long and will help ease the Monday burn.

Be cool, my babies—I have returned, somewhat well-rested from a recent long weekend and more frazzled than ever thanks to a bunch of unexpected home improvements (randomly: God, did I love Tim Allen and his woof woof woofing back in the day).
While I was crashing at the parents’ house over 4th of July weekend, the inevitable happened—Jaws was on. I frickin’ love Jaws. Because nothing quite gets my family in a beachy mood quite like the threat of Imminent Shark Death (note to self: “Imminen

Today is my One Year Anniversary of being a Person Who Works Full-Time. I have officially been working for The Man for a whole year (in so much as my place of biddness can be described as The Man, of course).
Gosh, no WONDER I’m so tired!
I realize I’m probably late to the party on this one, but I just saw this and had to share:

In related news, (cue the music) I love XKCD!

Oh, those crazy democrats. What WILL they do next?
from www.hulu.com posted with vodpod