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This is the one with a missed connection.


It’s Tuesday, y’all! So here is Episode 10 of the What Some Would Call Lies podcast.

If you think I’m sexy and you want my body, baby write an anonymous note on an internet message board explaining your attraction to me.

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This is the one about being happy.


It’s Monday! So here is my new mantra on my mirror for the week.  Each week I write a little inspirational message on a post-it and put it on my bathroom mirror.  Throughout the week I try to focus on this message to get me through the week.

What’s your mantra for the week?

This week I’d like to focus on finding activities that make me happy.  Volunteer?  Book club?  Writers group.  I’m looking.

Here’s my mantra for the week:

Do What Makes You Happy

This is the one about a realization.


Episode 9: Biopic

I think that Paul Walker should play me.

Thank you guys for your emails.  Remember that you can email me by writing any profane word or phrase and then put a @whatsomewouldcalllies.com after it.  The sicker and more profane the better.

Listen to episode 9 here:

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This is the one with a Martin Luther King Jr. quote.


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This is the one about pronunciations.


Happy Friday, y’all!

This week I’ve been incredibly entertained by something kinda silly.  Earlier this week I googled “How to pronounce gyro” and I got this result:

The YouTube user Pronunciationbook made the video and he has a bunch of them that pronounce words.  But that is NOT what I <3 this week.  What I’m totally loving is the dickhead that made a YouTube account under the name PronunciationManual and he mispronounces words.

I’ve been LLOLing (Literally Laughing Out Loud).

Friday January 13th, 2012: I <3 PronunciationManual on YouTube.

This is the one about puppets.


Here’s Episode 8 of What Some Would Call Lies.

Listen!

Some of life’s toughest dilemmas can be solved by a person who manipulates an inanimate object in real time to create the illusion of life. 

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This is the one about dancing.


It’s Monday! So here is my new mantra on my mirror for the week.  Each week I write a little inspirational message on a post-it and put it on my bathroom mirror.  Throughout the week I try to focus on this message to get me through the week.

What’s your mantra for the week?

Here is my mantra for this week:

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This is the one with what I love this week.


It’s Friday!

It has been a somewhat hectic week and it’s been nearly impossible to keep my energy levels up this week.  I was very happy, however, to find Portlandia on Netflix this week.

Portlandia is a sketch comedy show with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein set in Portland.

If you get IFC or if you have Netflix streaming, I suggest you check it out.  Some of my favorites are the “Put A Bird On It” people and the “Did you read…” sketch (YouTube vid below).

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2012… I <3 Portlandia.

 

 

This is the one about sending meta messages.


I’ve written before about my love for the streaming music service Spotify.  Well I’ve just found another reason to love it; you can send songs to your Facebook friends, and I’ve sent meta messages to my Facebook acquaintances.  Well some of the messages are pretty obvious, I guess.  Perhaps this is funnier to me than it is to anyone else, but here’s what I’ve sent so far:

  • Coldplay’s Fix You to the gay Mormon kid that just got married to a woman even though he’s told me he’s gay
  • Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm to the girl who was on our high school’s color guard team and was void of rhythm
  • Dolly Parton’s Jolene to the guy that stole my girlfriend from me in high school
  • Fugees Killing Me Softly With His Song to the guy I used to work with that thought he was a good singer but isn’t
  • Guns N’ Roses Welcome To The Jungle to a friend living in Newport Beach because I just found out that my favorite restaurantPita Jungle is opening up a location in Newp.
  • Reba McEntire’s The Greatest Man I Never Knew to a blog buddy that I’ve had a virtual friendship with for a few years but have never met in person
  • Rihanna’s S&M to a friend that has told me she has only had missionary sex
  • Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody to a bunch of people I’d like to dance with
  • Little Jackie’s Love Will Find Me to my internet crush that lives 500 miles away
  • Mika’s Happy Ending to my friend studying to be a (legitimate) massage therapist
  • Peter Bjorn and John’s Young Folks to my oldest Facebook friend
  • Plain White T’s Hey There Delilah to my friend Delilah
  • Sisqo’s The Thong Song to an old co-worker that never wore sneakers, only flip-flops (thongs)
  • Trey Songz’ Bottoms Up to my ex-boyfriend…long story
  • Willow’s Whip My Hair to my completely bald friend

I seriously love sending these.  If you’re a Facebook friend, you might be getting a delivery soon.

Be My Friend On Facebook

 

This is the one where I need your help!


Blog Buddies!!  I need help.  I’m trying to pick a new pair of glasses.  The very cool website Warby Parker sent me five pairs of glasses to try on and get some advice from y’all before making a decision.  So help me out guys.  Which pair of glasses should I go with?

Click and vote on the pair you think I should get and feel free to leave me some feedback in the comments of this post.