Over 105 Degrees With a Chance of Behind!

I'm behind in posting, I know, I am sorry. This post has so many pictures it will make up for it all! We took a for real mini-break to visit Kari & Crew in Las Vegas!

The trip started out a little pooey in the sense that we got stuck in traffic for a brush fire (so sad) and then an accident (jerks driving on the shoulder) & then Colonel Mustard & Mesa were having issues. Everyone was a bit worried or stressed about the weekend and them not being friendly. We hit the hay and hoped for the best...

Well Saturday morning I slept in with Colonel (by slept in I mean 8:30am) when Big Carl was unleashed on me and licked inside my nose to wake me up. Well needless to say I was up! Mesa didn't want to be left out of the fun so she headbutted the bedroom door open and she & Colonel started a face off. Well Joe & I decided to try to work this thing out with them. We herded everyone downstairs (minus Kari & her hubs who were out at the moment). We figured out the issue was both pups were greeting face on & both pups have issues with being greeted face on due to being super excited. Well we worked it out & had a wrestling filled weekend as Mesa & Colonel became BEST FRIENDS! We also tried to get Colonel to swim-he's a great swimmer, he just HATES water. Poor little man! Big mama Baily kept trying to break up the other 3 pups' fun. Big Carl got loads of "Second Mom" snuggles. We humans watched tons of football & Tanked on Animal Planet, drank a bunch of beer, and ate amazing food. Joe & I met up with our pal Lacey for breakfast & coffee/tea which was tons of fun. And Joe & I got to meet up with my college friends Annie & Pat (as well as meet their ADORABLE daughter & Annie's mom) for lunch. Such fun times!

All in all it was a wonderful break from real life & a great get-away! We miss everyone already!!!

Check out our fun in the sun, pool, and the pups friendship forging!



















































































































Jealous of our great time?! Hope you had lovely Labor Day weekends chickens!

Sunny With a Chance of Recycled

One of the most Good for the World items to feature here on GFTW Wednesdays is recycling. But seriously recycle EVERYTHING! Bottles, electronics, clothes, tires, paper, wire, string, EVERYTHING! There is a way to recycle nearly everything you use & you should! Save this planet by not contributing to more landfills.

Let me tell you how crazy weird recycle lady I am... I buy recycled toilet paper, paper towels (if we are even going to buy them at all that is), recycled clothes, etc. So many of my "new" purchases are really just recycled items. And I recycle pretty much everything I use (again-bottles, clothes, Styrofoam [it's a hazardous material so be sure to look up where to drop in your area], electronics, boxes, bags, rubber, plastic, etc.). Every little thing you use can probably be cleaned and put into the recycling bin (or COMPOSTED!)-so why aren't you doing it?

Here are the top reasons I hear from people:

1)there is no recycling system in my building/office/neighborhood, etc.
*My answer: So Start One! Seriously, if you are serious about saving the planet then start it up yourself, jump on the good old interweb and research where the nearest recycling plants are to you, nearest drop off zones, how to set up your space as a pick up are, the rules for recycling in your city/neighborhood/state. Just do it. $5 says the people around you will be impressed and jump on board. Pl;us how great will you feel encouraging others to save the planet a little too!

2)the rules are too annoying, I don't have time to wash everything, leave off bottle tops, etc.
*My answer: does that extra few seconds to a minute really keep you from recycling? People let's stop being so gosh darn lazy, especially when it comes to saving this planet for future generations. If you find you don't have enough time in your day to take a minute to wash out a used can of soup/soda/beans then maybe shave that minute off of watching t.v. or from your shower routine or from even (gasp) playing on the internet. I said it, even I am guilty of this. You have time-just make it a priority.

These "reasons" are just excuses (excuses I've used too-so no judgement.) I am just trying to point out that we can move past those and do something that is actually quite easy. I've turned our home into a green recycling machine & I am starting to convert my office space as well. I now have a bin for us, we only use recycled paper for all our copying (and t.p. uses). It makes me feel great to know I am making a difference and my bosses are slowly starting to remember to use the recycling bin instead of the trash too. It's always great to see them stop themselves from throwing something in the trash that can be recycled into new!

So go out there and recycle EVERYTHING! And enjoy it chickens! :D

TCM Tuesdays With a Chance of 80s Goodness!

Oh friends Netflix has delivered me The Last Unicorn, a little film I have not seen since I was a wee child. I am so excited! This is going to be a before and after review:

So onto it-Before: Here is what I am expected-MAGIC! It's about a little unicorn (voiced by Mia Farrow) who believes she is the last og her kind. She goes on a search to find others whilst avoiding the evil red bull & meeting up with a Prince (Jeff Bridges) and a magician (Alan Arkin). I am STOKED, how could I not be?







And After...

LOVED IT! Still. It's just so darn sad. And I love the animation. Just made me feel like a little girl again. You want her to find all the other unicorns and still get to be with Prince Lir. Oh and Molly Grou and Schmendrick-such delights. My heart just breaks for the last unicorn! *sigh*

What old school animated features/tv shows are you missing as of late? Have you tried to Netflix them yet? I'm still waiting for Jem & Rainbow Brite! :D

Hot With a Chance of Hot!

Colonel Mustard here!

It has been too warm here in LA-summer has kicked in full force. I am panting up a storm & mama has been sun-burned twice even though she put on her sun-screens! She keeps telling everyone she's a day-glo ginger vampire-I don't know what that means though...

We spent some time by the pool again this past weekend & my favorite neighbors from MSU came over-DH & KH!!! YAY!












Well hope you find a way to stay cool & have fun. I am off this weekend to see my pals Big Carl, Baily, & Mesa in Vegas. I hope we have the best time!

-Colonel Mustard

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Stifling With a Chance of I Need a Break!

It is SO hot here in LA right now-blah. And it is only going to get hotter until after the first weeks of September. Oh fall I want you to be here stat.

Okay so Fabulous Things Friday! Here is my list:

-I got a much deserved raise (not exactly what I asked for but it's a start)!
-I had my first Pilates session since my back sucked the big one again. It feels good to be back working those muscles.
-I am determined to lose some more weight to help with my back. Vegan helped but I want to lose about 30-40 more pounds (yes I can lose that much and be in a healthy weight range-I carry weight pretty well cuz I'm 6' tall). And I have a plan for it so it will work.
-I am determined to get an agent, I am calling on the acting gods for help (& also my friends in the business) to hook a girl up.
-My sister got engaged and I will be her co-maid of honor (along with my other sister).
-I am realizing my oldest brother is one of my favorite people ever-such funny chats.
-My snuggle puppy at work. He brightens even the most stressful times in my day.
-My friends! They are just fabulous & I can always rely on them for support-even about silly things.
-Joe-he is my rock. I love him so much.
-Kind Kreme vegan ice cream brownie sundaes-MMMMMM!
-Remembering to breathe and be grateful. I am grateful!
-fresh dill-I LOVE this herb! So delicious to me :P
-being silly and whimsical-it always makes me feel fabulous
-oils made by one of my group members just for me! I wear it all the time and it smells so good! It contains sassafras (for healing[my back]), actor's friend (for luck in acting and to draw success in acting my way), pots of gold (to help conjure prosperity my way-I am broke y'all!), and Aphrodite (for helping to find self-love as well as attracting loving people to me). Isn't it the sweetest?! I love it & it is SO fabulous!

Well that is all I can think of right now. What is making you feel fabulous chickens? Let me know & share the love! :D

Sunny With A Chance of Is It Fall Yet?!

Hello Theatre Thursday! How the heck are ya?

So let me tell you about that shoot I was apart of that earned me my SAG-E status! I just love saying/typing that. I am SAG-E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to business. The shoot was oodles of fun and sleepless nights. I got to work with 3 guys whom I adore. I met them in a play that was not so great but they were amazeballs. And this project is a delight. Keeping Up With the Downs is a story about 3 brothers all in some sort of turmoil. These 3 actors are fantastic and it was joy sharing a set with them. There were SO many hilarious moments (scene at a Spoken word with lines like "My last pair of shoes was less than $15, they lasted 2 years. Now I'm no mathematician but that is less than $15 a year" and "Gandalf. I don't hate Gandalf.") and some really long nights-NO SLEEP! But it was all so worth it!

I met some really great people too! Some new Second City friends-hopefully I'll be taking classes with you soon, some out of town friends (VIVS!), some in town friends, some pretty big deal friends (Friends being the key word), and some behind the scene friends. It was just a blast to work with such a great cast and crew!

And the wrap party? Awesomesauce. Check it out yourself, we all went to Brass Monkey Karaoke Bar and the fun lasted for hours!