shea sylvia [blog edition]

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soupsoup: To paraphrase John Edwards, there are two Internets. First we have the mainstream,...

Oct 31st

This all started when I asked where to...

Friend: I have no idea
Me: I've only partaken. I've never made
Friend: I'm about as useful as a turd in a burlap bag
Friend: That's my Dr. Philism for today
Friend: Such as... You can put horse hair on a burnt turd and call it Barbara, but it doesn't make a poor man rich.
Friend: Which is just pure poetry.

Oct 30th

RSVP

I don’t think people understand what RSVP means. Seriously. Since I have lived in Kansas...

Oct 30th

I adore the warmth of this LA home. You can view more here. ...

Oct 30th

I used to go out of my way to drive along the Pacific Coast...

Oct 30th

My dad’s front yard. Harbor Beach - Santa Cruz,...

Oct 30th

hilker: hunsonisgroovy: photoholic: YCN Live 4 (Neon...

Oct 30th

Are you coming to my Halloween party...

Also, I hate people who never RSVP to evites. Just saying.

Oct 30th

Listen

mascarah: Gladys Knight + The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia So many great covers of this one,...

Oct 30th

“Under Kansas law, workers are entitled to two hours to vote...”
— Kansas workers must get time...

Oct 30th

“In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person...”
— Mac MacGuff, the dad in Juno...

Oct 30th

Watch

randyhaddock: I am still in tears from laughing so hard! Ok, so maybe this is a little cruel but...

Oct 30th

“College is among the few products that don’t necessarily...”
— “America’s Most Overrated...

Oct 29th

GPOYW Looking as though I’m up to no good edition.

Oct 29th

A friend and his co-workers take drunk...

Oct 29th

From The Wichita Eagle: This race was The Eagle editorial...

Oct 29th

Watch

More Love, Actually. I love Hugh Grant. I think I am destined to marry an awkward, bumbling, but...

Oct 29th

Hmm. I think I’ll pass on the “crap...

Oct 29th

“I don’t tend to react as though ‘I have to do this, it’s my...”
— Ashley Olsen on fame and the...

Oct 29th

projectbueller: Although there is a beautifully...

Oct 29th

jennyalison: Real Housewives of Atlanta & Privileged tonight. YES! I am unhealthily in love...

Oct 28th

Watch

ahomeboyslife: my wasted heart will love you… one of my favorite scenes in a movie ever. prepare...

Oct 28th

“In his endorsement, [Colin] Powell added that an Obama...”
— Rebranding the US with Obama...

Oct 28th

What do you think? Are his days numbered?

Oct 27th

“Characterizing Obama’s plan to tax the nation’s top earners...”
— Andrew Romano, Time on “Barack...

Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

Guys.

Male friend: How much money would I pay to hang out with these guys: Guy Ritchie, Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr... all out partying in London. omg.
Me: I saw that picture :) I think its every dude's fantasy
Male friend: Seriously. the guy that boned Madonna for 7 years, the guy that's been boning everyone in Hollywood for the last 7 years, and freaking IRON MAN

Oct 27th

Advice.

A friend asked for dude advice and somehow this came out of me: Sometimes guys say lame stuff...

Oct 27th

Palin's 'going rogue,' McCain aide says -...

Oct 27th

(via soupsoup:arod) Omg. Pug pumpkin. I die. Do you know...

Oct 27th

Netflix finally brings 'Watch Instantly' to...

Oct 27th

Me: I have one more blog post to do [for mtvrealityworld.com] and I'm spent. I hate MTV
BFF Jill: Why is MTV a pain and what do you mean you're spent?
Me: It's boring. I just wrote four mediocre posts and I'm exhausted
BFF Jill: Oh, yes. Welcome to my world. Medi-to the -ocre
Me: At least we're underachievers together

Oct 27th

Halloween.

How weird is it that BFF Jill and I could not find green tights for her Halloween costume after...

Oct 27th

The bride and groom at the wedding last night. Lovely,...

Oct 27th

This is going to be a super sorority-ish post that also...

Oct 27th

I am giving these as a wedding gift tonight. I really want...

Oct 25th

lookmom: we will call this one “Impulse Buy at the...

Oct 25th

holleewoodworld: Isn’t this how you wish you were spending...

Oct 25th

Is it just me or are bacon pictures...

Oct 24th

“Chardonnay is one of the world’s most popular grapes....”
— Chardonnay 101 at Serious...

Oct 24th

If you needed additional incentive, enjoy some free ice...

Oct 24th

“If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy...”
— Mel Brooks (via hrrrthrrr)

Oct 24th

This is the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen. Child...

Oct 24th

“You might’ve been a headache/ But you never were a bore.”
— from “Thanks for the Memory,”...

Oct 24th

I am not sure what the best part of last...

nuttynutgirl: - Meeting the Engineer’s Guide to Cats guys. (Yeah, that was probably the best part....

Oct 24th

What's the matter with Kansas?

Oct 24th

Why 1995 Momentarily Rocked (The Answer...

holleewoodworld: I totally forgot about mini backpacks until LiLo showed up at Mode wearing a...

Oct 24th

thisrecording: everybodycares: “Excuse me, do these...

Oct 23rd

I had an epiphany yesterday. It happened after I asked my...

Oct 23rd

Oct 23rd

mantooth: One last Polaroid for tonight, but this is...

Oct 23rd

I wish I’d been able to hire these guys to help me...

Oct 23rd

Gratuitous Picture of Yourself Wednesday Working hard,...

Oct 22nd

Filter.

Boss: I find it funny that you have absolutely no filter around me.
Me: Um, I have absolutely no filter around everyone.

Oct 22nd

I think I’ve decided what to be for Halloween.

Oct 22nd

Holy balls! A Power Ranger killed three...

Oct 22nd

“I don’t mean to throw this at you from left field, but...”
— Harry Connick, Jr.’s...

Oct 22nd

“I voted today. I’m a 33 year old, white criminal defense lawyer in southwest Kansas. The...

Oct 21st

My mom and I took a tour of the salt mine in Hutchinson, KS...

Oct 21st

“It was like ‘cuddling up to a piece of gristle’.”
— Guy Richie explaining what sex...

Oct 21st

I may or may not have sent this email to...

Oct 21st

Zima is dead. Lightweights everywhere are...

Oct 21st

Election: 100,000 Attend Obama Rally in St. Louis (via...

Oct 20th

Mom.

Amazing things happen when you take your mom to a party with all of your favorite gays. She might...

Oct 19th

mantooth: An oldie but a goodie.

Oct 19th

yourdp: whytluda: look closely. that is Bob Saget, aka...

Oct 17th

Watch

This is amazing.

Oct 17th

lookmom: God bless Eddie Ross for drilling holes in...

Oct 17th

Holy Moses!

jackieheartsb: danhacker: I just saw gas for $3.04 a gallon! That’s madness. Prices are getting...

Oct 17th

I bought this last night. My one and only piece of pug...

Oct 16th

mantooth: I have never heard of Abandon Kansas but I’m...

Oct 16th

My mom is coming to Kansas tomorrow :)

Oct 16th

“Your musical compatibility with a California Girl in Kansas...”
— Last.fm commenting on A...

Oct 16th

GPOYW. Wine and debate and bad hair day edition.

Oct 16th

272. If the teacher forgets to assign...

(via rulesformyunbornson) I always hate the overachieving, returning adult student who manages to...

Oct 15th

“I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be...”
— Barack Obama (via Politico:...

Oct 15th

Watch

holleewoodworld: I interviewed Jennifer Garner for Ocean Drive magazine about 10 years ago,...

Oct 15th

“You bought me Dylan McKay’s car?”
— Rachel Zoe I die.

Oct 15th

My Etsy want of the day. Let Them Eat Cake screenprint by...

Oct 14th

Periods.

Me: I just learned that you are only supposed to have one space after periods
Me: What the eff?
Me: Why did no one tell me?
BFF Jill: lol
BFF Jill: Word builds an extra one for you.
BFF Jill: Do you know how to use "paste special"?
BFF JIll: It changed my MS Word experience entirely.
Me: I learned that at [company name]
BFF Jill: It was one of the first things i learned after college graduation that was totally useful and totally absent my [fancy college name] education :)
Me: I would say that most everything useful that I learned happened outside the classroom

Oct 14th

BFF Jill’s husband, Jeff (whoa - how weird was it to...

Oct 14th

“The one thing I’ve learned from Unfollow Friday is that...”
— ben wasser I’ve known and...

Oct 14th

My new bookshelves, courtesy of co-worker Ross.

Oct 14th

(via caro:davemorin:mikehudack:tkallen:soxiam:aldentanaka) ...

Oct 14th

Boom.

The house is getting roach bombed tomorrow by a new (and hopefully reliable) exterminator. ...

Oct 14th

Sick.

I’m sick, which is why I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet today.

Oct 14th

Whoops.

I spent this weekend watching an unfortunate amount of HGTV and Food Network.

Oct 13th

Brave.

My longtime friend Camille is a firefighter medic (I think that’s the proper terminology). ...

Oct 13th

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Oct 13th

(via juliaallison) Hysterical. Why don’t we say...

Oct 13th

My Etsy want of the day. “Welcome to Kansas”...

Oct 12th

Closure.

I went out for a drink with the ex a few nights ago.  This was probably not one of my more brilliant...

Oct 12th

Ply It Forward

itodd: yourmonkeycalled: My son is learning to use the bathroom by himself. After we’ve washed...

Oct 12th

forever-insatiable: 15 Most Unfortunate T-shirts for a...

Oct 12th

“Well, they bought her to match perfectly…”
— BFF Jill, in response to my...

Oct 12th

Alone.

Most of the time, I like my solitude.  I like living alone.  I want the freedom to sit in my...

Oct 12th

Sad Ollie pug.  He ripped off a toenail somehow.  There was...

Oct 12th

WANT. My Etsy obsession continues. Pug Rock graphic on...

Oct 11th

Eff.

I called my landlord tonight because I’m effing sick of these effing roaches. I have lived...

Oct 11th

(via yasmary: libbylovesnyc: emilyposts) Oh kids. How sad...

Oct 10th

Aargh.

I have zero patience for people who get territorial over projects/job duties/etc.  I had a really...

Oct 10th

I need this photo from Etsy. Not want - NEED.

Oct 10th

“Don’t make someone a priority if they only make you an...”
— (via aliehs: whatson:...

Oct 10th

“You can’t be wise and in love at the same time.”
— Bob Dylan (via whokilled) (via...

Oct 9th

This is my favorite of the more recent Apartment Therapy...

Oct 9th

lookmom: fraaaaaaaaaunch I wish I was there. Right. Now. ...

Oct 9th

via hilker:sds: Why men shouldn’t take messages. Hilarious!

Oct 9th

I am so ordering this for my kitchen.  If you’ve seen...

Oct 9th

I want to buy every single one of these cards

Oct 9th

thisrecording: Letter to Josh Radnor This is amazing.

Oct 9th

“A photographer in California says Keanu Reeves ran him over...”
— Gawker Hilarious as always.

Oct 8th

Seriously. This shit pisses me off. I’m 27, people. I...

Oct 8th

Basements.

They creep me out. In California, we never had a basement.  Attics, yes.  Basements, no. So every...

Oct 8th

Taste We Can Believe In

Oct 8th

Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself Wednesday This is my second...

Oct 8th

Bailout = FAIL

Oct 8th

lfarm: I wasn’t in a rush but I wanted to get home. Rounding...

Oct 8th

aliexplainsitall: I remember asking Santa for this back in...

Oct 8th

Four minutes later… A shockingly large number of...

Oct 7th

This came first.

Oct 7th

Gratuitious pug picture of the day.

Oct 7th

The challah I baked last night. Recipe courtesy of Smitten...

Oct 7th

I found these Sweet Valley High books at the DAV over the...

Oct 7th

Five Things.

Five things I will make illegal if you elect me President: The phrase “chicken fried...

Oct 7th

I want to eat this now. Please and thank you. (via...

Oct 7th

This story about Amanda Knox, an American...

Oct 7th

Gmail prevents drunken emails you may later...

Oct 7th

Fear.

Last night, I became convinced that there was a prowler in my basement. I have a ridiculously...

Oct 7th

Watch

Craig Ferguson’s ode to my hometown, Pleasanton, California.

Oct 7th

Recession Tacos

I haven’t posted a recipe in awhile, so here we go.  I’m dubbing these “recession...

Oct 7th

Bedroom idea… My room is already painted this color.

Oct 7th

Confused.

I’m starting to feel really confused by this election and what I’m hearing on both...

Oct 6th

Calm.

Yesterday was the first day in a week that I actually relaxed.  Marley went to a new home (thank...

Oct 6th

“People who drink light ‘beer’ don’t like the taste of beer;...”
— Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI...

Oct 6th

“Isn’t it funny how the people you never thought...”
— Carly in an email to me. So...

Oct 6th

randyhaddock: I knew it!

Oct 5th

Delight.

Co-worker Ross is giving me an amoire, two high backed chairs and two bookshelves. I love other...

Oct 4th

I am literally surrounded by three of these right now. (via...

Oct 4th

Ugh.

I’m kind of at my wits end here, people.  Tonight, the extra pug chewed both my Blackberry AND...

Oct 4th

I’m always threatening to punch people in the balls. ...

Oct 3rd

A co-worker just dropped this book off at my desk.  Fresh...

Oct 3rd

I’m updating my theme. It might look a little wonky until I’m finished. FYI: Comments...

Oct 3rd

Oct 3rd

amandalynferri: I can only see Ted Baxter when looking at...

Oct 3rd

emilyposts: Today’s CNN headline reads:Palin defies expectations; Biden wins. I think that’s a...

Oct 3rd

It's probably not a good idea

To drunk text your ex. To show how social media LAME we are, I asked “why did you decide to...

Oct 3rd

My Tweets During the Debate

I drank wine and was therefore very vocal (as far as Twittering goes). Here are my updates during...

Oct 3rd

“This is the most important election you will ever vote in.”
— Joe Biden Vote. I don’t...

Oct 3rd

A thought.

Why is it called “canning” if you put it in jars?

Oct 2nd

Watch

This song popped into my head out of nowhere.  A very sudden “Take me home...

Oct 2nd

I’m on a bedroom kick.

Oct 2nd

Oct 2nd

Love. It.

Oct 2nd

Since I am now the unofficial pug rescue publicist, I wanted...

Oct 2nd

243.There is no need to tell anyone you...

rulesformyunbornson: It’s called an Irish Goodbye. And it comes in handy. I am an expert at the...

Oct 2nd

I can’t decide if this is funny or just gross. I...

Oct 2nd

Anyone in the market for a “Cha Wau Wau” or...

Oct 1st

Balls.

I totally have the Pleasanton song stuck in my head now. “Pleasanton, YOU are...

Oct 1st

“When married people who are unhappily married ask you why...”
— Me to Carly during a...

Oct 1st

My high school BFF’s ridiculously cute little girl,...

Oct 1st

I am feeling particularly nostalgic for my hometown right...

Oct 1st

Weeds.

I am going to pull weeds this weekend. I have never done this before. Anything I should be aware...

Oct 1st

How many countries can you name in 5 minutes?

Oct 1st

This BBC documentary about women who pay gobs...

Oct 1st