We need to find some humpbacks.

Skeletons in the Closet

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:15:01 -0500

So I'm cleaning the nether regions of my closets and came across a couple of particularly foul items. Both will soon be available on ebay!

The first...something that Husband brought into the relationship. I have hated clowns (except for Bozo) for as long as I can remember and this heavy ceramic bank is the stuff of nightmares:

Scary Ass Mother Fucking Clown

I mentioned this piece on a comment thread over at Redzilla's but the sheer horror of it warrants its own place here:

Kincaid Monstrosity

I'm sure I will find even more treasures before the days is through. Happy New Year to all!!

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Vox Hunt: I'll Never Forget This

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:41:40 -0500

Show us an unforgettable memory from 2006.

I got to go home and meet my brother Charlie:

Yes, that's Charlie sticking out his tongue in the first one. And no, he's not dead in the second...he just plops down anywhere...this time it was the garage.

Apparently Charlie just walked onto my parents patio one day, friendly and sweet with no identification. They tried to locate the owners and took Charlie to someone who found he had an implanted chip. When they took him back to his owners my parents found that they were looking to find him a new home. My mother didn't want anything to do with it, but Charlie and Craig had already bonded. Mom quickly came around and loves that dog to pieces. He's just awesome, he's trained, smart, lovey, loyal and slobbery. He's the perfect ~~dog~~ brother!

Lazy Afternoon

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Saddam's a Dick...

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:30:41 -0500

Gallows

...but does he deserve to hang? Again, I'm well aware that he's one of the biggest assholes on the planet, but what exactly will a hanging accomplish that a lifetime prison sentence won't? Will it bring back the people he's slaughtered? Will it restore order in Iraq? (hahahahahahahaha)

What fucking year is this? Why don't we light him on fire and put it on pay-per-view while we're at it.

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Vox Hunt: It Came From the 80's

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:46:17 -0500

Show us something from the 80's.

Good catholic girls

I'm not embarrassing my sister this time - just myself (because I'm the one on the left and she's always been the cute one). How do you like them there glasses?? This was the first day in my life that I ever ate a savior and then drank his blood.

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Vox Hunt: Animated

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:34:03 -0500

Video: Show us some great animation.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Daffy vs Donald

According to the DVD (and snagged from the IMDB):

To create the animation, over 85,000 hand-inked and painted cells were created and composited with the live-action backdrops, live-action characters, and hand-animated tone mattes (shading) and cast shadows using optical film printers. NO computer animation was used in creating the animations. Some scenes involved up to 100 individual film elements. Any live-action that had to be later composited was shot in VistaVision to take advantage of the double-area frame of the horizontal 35mm format.

That's just freaking impressive. And it looks fabulous on DVD (unlike this clip). I loved this as a kid and was not disappointed revisiting it as an adult.

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Do Re Mi

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:42:06 -0500

With The Lights Out

Nirvana

This was our present to each other this year. And might I say it's one my favorite items in the music collection!! Anyone who considers themselves a Nirvana fan MUST own this box.

My new personal anthem is Clean Up Before She Comes.

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Vox Hunt: A Favorite Song from '06

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:02:09 -0500

Audio: Share one of your favorite songs from 2006.

I'll not only share one, but TWO of my favorite songs that I discovered in 2006

Storm Inc. - Ain't Life Beautiful

Storm and the Balls - Ladylike

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QotD: Top 5 in '06 - Television

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:45:08 -0500

What were your top 5 TV shows of 2006?

1. The Simpsons. I don't care what anyone says, I still love this show and will watch it until I'm old and gray. "I'm a unitard!" - Come on people - this stuff is still funny!

Unitard

2. Family Guy. What's to say? Oh yes: "That was me farting by Chopin."

3. American Dad. Each episode is better than the last. Love it.

4. My Name is Earl. I love this show. Randy cracks me up.

5. Rock Star Supernova. Don't tell anyone, but it was my first "reality" addiction. That shit is like television crack. But it's OK because it brought Storm Large to my attention. And now I can't get enough of her and her Balls.

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Wii-ly?

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:59:35 -0500

Wii-Kitty

No words. Just Pictures. http://wiikitty.com/wiikitties.html

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Baked (cookies)

nobody@vox.com(Valerae) — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:20:00 -0500

There are only a few things in this world that could pick me up to today. Luckily I made them last night:

Mmm...cookies

Those are Val's Vanilla Bean Cookies (dipped in chocolate ganache) and Mexican Tea Cakes. Now I bet you're wishing you invited me to Christmas at your house.

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