August 2011
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Stories About My Mother #4
Story #4: That Time My Mother Mashed Up the Marvel Pantheon
[In the audience of a matinee showing of Captain America. Mom recognizes Chris Evans, but can’t quite place him…]
M: When does he get his fire powers?
Brother: [facepalm]
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Stories About My Mother #3
Perhaps this will become a semi-regular thing - for now, I am just looking to store and share great stories about my often hilarious, always awesome mother before my memory loses them to time and space. My mother is amazing… she is maybe super cursed.
Story #3: That Time My Mother was Super Cursed
So, a little background info on my mother. She is short and just kind of small in general, to...
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Stories About My Mother #2
Story #2: Two Gems from Brunch
I had brunch with my mom yesterday. This happened:
M: That woman over there just ordered a chocolate martini.
K: Okay…?
M: You can tell, because there’s chocolate syrup on the glass.
K: Alright, Nosy McGee.
M: [affronted] I’m not nosy! I’m a detective.
K: [promptly chokes on coffee] HAHAHAHA
M: I could tell you all about this person...
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Stories About My Mother #1
Perhaps this will become a semi-regular thing - for now, I am just looking to store and share great stories about my often hilarious, always awesome mother before my memory loses them to time and space. My mother is amazing… she is maybe just not the greatest with technology.
Story #1: That Time My Mother Accidentally Ordered Porn
I think I was in high school when this happened… it...
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A Ron Swanson birthday cake
I recently made this cake for a friend of mine’s birthday. My only constraints were “yellow cake with chocolate frosting,” so obviously, I defaulted to a Ron Swanson joke.
The “egg yolks” are make of cake - I butchered a couple of cupcakes and held them in place with toothpicks. This is besides the point, though. The point is my family is not a typical family and...
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K: she was like "how was your day"
K: and I said back "ugh, Castle Blergenstein 3D"
K: who knew that reference was taking up brain space
K: but whatever, I'm embracing it now
B: It's back there with Legends of the Hidden Temple
B: ready to strike
B: Castle Blergenstein 3D had to compete with another major first-person-moper at the time, Gloom
K: HA!
K: A+
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Today's piece of nerd joy
This piece of adorable is currently shipped to me in t-shirt form. Awww, Tennant owl’s spiky hair! Smith owl’s bow tie! [gleeeeeee]
