Just because it's...funny

Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders Arrested

They were arrested for fighting. And disorderly conduct. And resisting arrest.

All because bar patrons got pissed that they were taking too long in the bathroom. Well yeah, what with the sex they were having with one another.

(In related news, male football fans have been buying lots of tickets to Panthers games. Coincidentally, they tend to be along the sidelines near the cheerleaders.)

The odds?

Favorite song comes on iTunes. Granted, I can play it over and over if I want. But still.

The phone goes nuts. Guy walks off elevator. Employee has to have conversation with the guy. For the entire song.

Considering how dead it's been today, I'd say this will be my luck every time it comes on.

Power Rankings

*mood icon in honor of Texas*

Power Rankings

Greg Biffle

Richert: “I want you to go out and hit the pace car!”
Biffle: “Hit the pace car?!”
Richert: “Hiiiiiiiiiiiit the pace car!”

And it probably would have helped.

Ricky Rudd

They are going to replace Ricky Rudd with Ken Schrader. Which means the Wood Brothers clearly wanted someone with a little more experience.

*snicker* I hate to see Ricky go, but...

Jeff Gordon

OK, so it was probably wrong to rank him No. 2 last week. We were just trying to give him a boost of confidence. As if the Belgian model wasn’t enough.

But does the Belgian model give him confidence, or a boost? *eg*

Let's face it, he dates her to get things off the top shelf.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Folks, on Sunday, we witnessed the return of the Enterprise prom commercial. I thought it was dead. If Dale Jr. has this sort of comeback, he will win the next two races. It was that profound. Out of nowhere. Boom. "You best open that door for me!"

That commercial must die.

Elliott Sadler

After a six-month investigation, we have finally discovered what Elliott is saying on the Rapid Release commercial. He says, "Soaked tires." I am serious. This took a lot of work.

*looks at bubblesbrnaid* They've bugged your house. It's the only explanation. Except if they had, they'd have known this WEEKS ago. Or maybe they're just disbelieving, like me.

Joe Nemechek

Report: Marlin says Nemechek’s Florida upbringing makes him a yankee.

It does. My cousins have the strongest Yankee accent you can imagine. *g*

Wrapping

Christmas Wrapping: A Study In Obsessiveness

The first Christmas after moving out was special. I bought my first tree (for $20 - articifial is the way I go). I bought ornaments. My first tree skirt and strand of lights and various decorative elements to brighten up the home.

The big hallmark of independence thought was wrapping. See, growing up I wanted to do themes, for the Christmas tree or the presents. For the tree it was never an option (too many family ornaments), but the presents, oh, the presents. Every year mom bought the cheapest stuff she could find that was Christmasy. And every year I wanted something colorful, inventive, creative. Something that didn't include one of those 48 to a pack bows with the sticky back.

So that first Christmas on my own I started a tradition. I bought solid green paper and a gold paper with white stars on it. Gold ribbon and white ribbon to accent. It was a start.

The second year was a repeat of year one. Back then I actually cared about using up the paper.

The third year (since the green was completely gone at that point, and frankly, I wanted something besides the gold with white stars) I got lucky and found a cheap ice blue foil wrapping paper at Wal-Mart. I paired it with silver ribbon and silver ornaments. (Granted, people were shedding glitter for a week from the ornaments, but it was beautiful.) Very icy. Very wintery.

The next year, I'll admit, I don't even remember. LOL There was a theme, but I forget it. It did involve gold ribbon though.

Last year I found some lovely gold paper with a matte gold design on it and a gold/muted green/cranberry striped paper. No ribbons (due to the nature of the presents).

The icy one I still wish I'd taken pictures of is the icy blue one. And the year after (I'm pretty sure it was a good one). This year's theme will have pictures taken for sure. Because I have realized...only at Christmas does my inner Martha Stewart go nuts and become obsessive compulsive. Want to know how obsessive compulsive?

Last year a coworker, at the last moment, found NASCAR wrapping paper at Target. I was so jealous. Cool wrapping paper! Different wrapping paper! So this year I planned ahead. My presents would have a Christmasy NASCAR theme, and I would get the paper early, and I would be simple and cute and it would be DONE.

Target decided to thwart me.

So many wrapping papers. So many choices. No NASCAR wrapping paper to be found. In stores or online. So, instead of merely waiting to see if anything would pop up last minute, or just grabbing something else pretty, I have to have my theme. Today I bought solid red paper. Tonight I will head to Hobby Lobby to look for Santa hat stickers, reindeer stickers, and present stickers. Possibly some tree stickers. Black and white ribbon are going to be searched out. And a couple of NASCAR magazines will be bought for pictures.

Yes. I am going to create a NASCAR Winter Wonderland on each individual present this year.

But wait! There's more!

Because I can't just let it me, I will also put on poetry!

About December 23rd, the person who'll be in the corner sobbing and crying "no more!" will be me.