Hint, Hint...

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm not very helpful when it comes cleaning toilets or doing dishes. I just don't have it in me. Being the only kid who did dishes for something like six years will do that--hold you comments Melissa, it's true. 

But finding this note taped to the dishwasher when I woke up, was a little much.

Update: So before the Scrapbook Nazi gets too upset, I have to admit, she didn't actually tape it to the dishwasher. But she thinks it every time I put dishes on the counter. Can't remember where I found the image...

Haiku

A few months ago I got the idea that it might be fun to write a new haiku every day. I think the inspiration came from reading one of James Taranto's Bye-kus (a haiku celebrating the departure of candidates from the Presidential race). You can see some samples here. But I was too busy to start...

Apparently I'm not the only one who had this thought. One of my coworkers began blogging a new haiku almost every day a couple of months ago. You can read them here (May 20 is about me). Don't miss April 20, which apparently is based on a true story.

So today I'm unveiling my new collection of haiku--a new one every day, maybe more on some days. You can read them here. Actually, it's not much of a collection, just one about that coworker. More to follow (so add the feed to your readers).

And in case you don't like my haiku, I highly recommend these, inspired by David Hasslehoff.

Stan is the Man.

As the scrapbook nazi noted on her blog, we recently saw Iron Man. Very cool show. And it features the best Stan Lee cameo yet. To celebrate, here's a clip of previous appearances, not including his latest..

* In case you aren't a superhero nerd (like me), Stan Lee is the guy who invented most of the characters in the Marvel universe, including SpiderMan, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers.

I Will Never Win I Never

There's a game I've played at a couple of parties called "I Never." The point of the game, for those who haven't played before, is to win. You do this by not having done all the interesting (or mundane) things that the other players have done. Like not being in car wrecks. Or not attending grad school. Or not cleaning up vomit.

Here's how it works. You get ten points. And everyone takes turns saying something they've never done. If you've done it, you lose a point. Lose all ten points and you lose the game. The winner is the last person with points. Saying "I've never taken the winning shot in an NBA game" doesn't do much, unless you're playing with the San Antonio Spurs, but saying "I've never fallen asleep at church" will take away a point from just about everyone. 

Of course, it has to be true.

In the past, I've had a few good ones. I've never owned a cat (generally good for taking a point away from about 40% of the group). I've never downhill skiied. I've never read a Harry Potter book (this one takes a point from almost everyone). I've never seen Titantic. And the killer I Never, guaranteed to take away a point from every red-blooded American: I've never been inside a Costco. 

Until last week.

I went to Costco for the first time to get a card so I can buy cheap gas. And to get it, I had to go inside. So, I've lost my best I Never. And now I will never win I never.

I blame the morons who won't let us drill for cheap oil in ANWR.

Wait a minute, I Never is a drinking game? Man have I been doing it wrong.