Hello, Goodmorning....

I've had that song in my head all morning. LOVE it! Hello, goodmorning.

Aziz was amazing last night. After we left I started to think about how very similar he and I are. You may be thinking, you're right Lizz, just like Aziz, you too are a tiny Indian man on a popular network TV show. Funny, you guys are just hilarious, really.

No, I mean that, we're both very unsuspecting fans of all things hip hop. Half of all of his stand up shows reference various hip hop icons. He even throws in select lyrics from these various stars' music to really drive home each joke. It's amazing. And, eventhough I am the whitest white girl you'll ever come across, I understood every reference and song he used during the show. It was epic and I might have peed a little when  he started talking about R. Kelly, just a little.

I felt a little bad for the "older" couple sitting next to us because they clearly had no idea who Aziz was or what the hell he was talking about 75% of the time. They were just there because, like ourselves and a vast number of the audience members, they got the tickets for free.
Now I understand that free shit is awesome. I am a huge advocate for getting stuff, no matter how random, for free. Example:

A friend and I went out to Applebee's for dinner the other night. As most of you know, Applebee's started the whole "2 for $20" campaign where you can get dinner for two people for 20 bucks. I peed a little when this came out because I am both poor and a huge fan of chicken tenders (yes, I'm five). So we decided to utilize this great service and save ourselves a little cash while eating delicious fare.

We were stuffed and my friend had just finished telling me how he gained a little weight over the past holiday and was looking to slim back down. Now, that's cool, good for you, I should probably definitely do the same.

But, we got the 2 for $20 special so eventhough we were fully satisfied, we still had dessert coming to us. Or so I thought.... But when the waitress came over to see if we had room for dessert, my pal said no. No! What?! It's free-it's included! Even if you don't order it-you paid for it so just get it! You don't have to eat it. You could order it and then cut it up and make a chocolate cake sand castle-who cares?! It's free! But no, we didn't get it. Didn't even get the option of taking it to go, my friend said no and that was the end of that. Whaa waaaa. I didn't want to make a fuss over it because, as I said, we literally just finished talking about how fat we both were, but still, free is free that's all I'm saying...

But yeah, so this older couple got these free tickets. And again, I'm not hating on the fact that they took advantage of a free show, but if you've never heard of the guy you're going to see, hit up YouTube. Just one video will give you some kind of idea as to what you're in store for. But no, no clue. They were not amused. I think if anything (especially when Aziz started talking about giving blowjobs to four giant hippos) they were a little disturbed. Lesson learned old folks who-also-love-getting-things-for-free; do your research.

Turn the Music Up...

Alright, first things first-the fridge has arrived! It's a slim so I still have to adjust the shelves a million times before I'll be happy with the configuration of everything but it's finally here so I'm one happy gal.

I also started a new job and met everyone in the office today. I am super psyched and can't wait to really get started. The job is an hour away though so I need to step up my Zune game fo realz. I've got the staples-my hip hop, my pop, my random one hit wonders. But I need to refresh and update my collection like whoa.

My three boyfriends with LA Reid, the only one missing is T.I but he's a little busy right now...

The problem with this, however, is the fact that I don't want songs I wouldn't be interested in taking up much needed space (the Zune is only a 2gig) And you really can't get a quality version of an individual song so it's best to download entire albums, which is fine because I usually like 90% of the stuff but the extra 10% is the annoying part. 

In order to be truly content I'd have to go through my entire collection song by song and individually delete stuff I don't care for and who has the time for that? 

So yeah, I gotta figure it out. I love all genres so finding new stuff won't be a problem. Anyways where was I going with this...? 

Whatever I'm just too excited about the new job right now. I'm working with an old friend from school and everyone I've met so far is ridiculously awesome. Hooray for me!

In other news, I'll be going to see Aziz Ansari this Saturday at Mohegan Sun. He's an amazing stand up comedian and currently stars as Tom Haverford in the hit show Parks and Recreation. Take a look:

This show came out the same year as Community and quite honestly if you watch one and not the other-you are stupid. It's like peanut better and jelly. You cannot possibly Tivo Parks and Rec without Community, it just wouldn't be right. Check our 'Mr. Chang' on Community too, you might recognize him, he did some great work in The Hangover. If you really need help deciding if Community is right for you-go find the paintball episode. You'll thank me later ;)

Go warm up the DVR folks, I like it :)

The waiting game

I brought my camera to work today and wouldn't you know it, my hawk decided to stay home :(
I work next weekend as well so hopefully I'll be able to capture his glorious self nice and upclose.
Our refrigerator has yet to appear as well. I'm getting stood up left and right this week!

Oh well, at least I've got my cat.

Hi. I'm Cash.

Sorry for the dark picture, she actually does have two eyes, not just the one there

She's absolutely amazing. Like most pets, she does have some flaws. She won't share us with the rest of our pets, she never thinks she's clean enough and her claws would give Wolverine a run for his money. Honestly, he'd cry a little. Like all good parents though, we view each one of these flaws as endearing qualities that make our precious baby all the more special.

Oh she can also open doors. Not like a Velociraptor but man if they ever teamed up we'd all be in some serious trouble....

If you've never had the privilege of meeting our little girl, just watch How to Train Your Dragon. Granted, she's a cat and does not breath fire (maybe we can train her to?), but everything Toothless does in the first half hour of that movie is Cash to a tee. The way he moves, faces he makes, even the way he grumbles-totally our super awesome cat. It's uncanny. 

She's also an assassin. You have a mouse problem? Snuggle with Cash for one week so she develops a liking to you and then let her loose in your mouse infested home for the night. The next morning, voilà, dead mouse carcass in front of your door with a proud kitty sitting there waiting for a pat and a little praise. 

She doesn't give up either. The other night she caught a mouse she's been hunting for about a week and Joe told her to drop it. She obeyed and when she let the poor fella go he, understandably, ran away. Cash tore up the place trying to catch him again but he was gone.... for a day anyway. The next night, he stupidly stepped out again and that was the end. Cash always gets her mouse. 

Oh and she got her name because she was originally adopted by a company I used to work for. They sold and programed cash registers hence, the name Cash. I actually really picked it because I was heavily into Johnny Cash's greatest hits at the time but I let the bosses think it was about the job. They got her hoping she'd handle their mouse problem but they didn't treat her very well so she didn't do any work for em. They were annoyed by this fact and let me take her home and now we're laughing all the way to the mouse graveyard bank. 

Cash: you'd be lucky if you had a cat as awesome as her, but you don't. I like love it :)

Prepare your pants...

because you're gonna pee a little.

Actually, a lot!
MSN.com, those glorious bastards, posted a little blurp about this artist, Mari Kasurinen this morning and I when I looked over the work-I definitely needed a new pair of jeans.

Click the link to her site and then look at the 'sculpture' page first thing.

If you're a popculture nerd like myself-you will positively DIE! I'm putting the link in my links (what else?) section as well so you can come back and visit the site whenever you wish (as I will be doing-A LOT) but seriously-stop reading this and get over there!

Processing....

So the fridge hasn't come yet. The shipping company responsible for delivery is really weird. My invoice says I'm getting basic shipping yet when I called to find out why it hadn't been plopped on my doorstep yet, I was told I'd be getting their full service shipping in which they call me to schedule the drop off. Fun.
So while it is supposedly in CT as of last night, I have to wait to get verification via phone call and then I have to negotiate the hand off.
This is a slim refigerator discounted at Home Depot. This is not a child held for ransom. Why do we need to negotiate delivery terms?
Whatever, just get me my fridge so I can have delicious salads all day long, please and thank you.

Sidenote, completely unrelated: Well, sort of related, after I did all of the domestic things one does when one has an entire day off to themselves; I started Huluing certain shows so I could feel a little better about my afternoon of nothingness waiting for a fridge that apparently wasn't coming. Hot In Cleveland on TV Land? Holy crap-awesome! It's a sitcom in every sense of the word. A good script, a great cast, and some nice, light hearted jokes-nothing heavy, nothing too unrealistic. It's great and Betty White is glorious! Go watch it!

Runaway

If you've got a half hour to spare, you're going to want to watch this. Kanye's done it again!

Runaway

Clean your Springs!

Spring cleaning, I don't like it.
I do like the results afterwards though. And isn't that why we do it? We humans do love that instant gratification and what's better then cleaning and being disgusted by your own filth all day just so you can then sit back and look over your nice, clean and organized environment?

We're getting a fridge.
First off, why is it spelled refrigerator and then when you shorten it, we add a "d"? Fridge. Not Frige... I don't get it. Words are dumb.
Anyways, yes, new fridge, us, ours, tomorrow, awesome.

We've been living out of two mini fridges and a standing freezer for the past two years now. While that suits us just fine, I have been longing for the days of being able to nicely and neatly keep fresh produce in our "apartment" (alright we live in my moms basement) so I might actually be able to eat like a Kardashian and not a Conner.

So I'm excited. I spent the evening condensing (dumping out cans of beer that have been sitting in said mini fridge for months) the contents of one mini fridge into the other so when the refrigerator arrives tomorrow, I'll have a nice open space to place it and still keep the stuff cold until that badboy is ready to receive our goods.
I'm trying to figure out what the heck to do with the mini fridges now though? I mean it's hard enough trying to get rid of one mini fridge, but two?

I've been scouring online to see if I can find some substantial answer as to whether or not Goodwill accepts mini fridges but nothing concrete has been found. The website says no refrigerators but customer reviews for various locations in other states rave about how they were able to get mini fridges at their Goodwills at great prices.

So I'll have to call Goodwill tomorrow and hope I get someone that speaks English and isn't ready to kill themselves because they work everyday at New Milford Goodwill.

I could always try Craigslist but have you been outside lately? Who is going to want to come and pick up a mini fridge thats been sitting on top of a 4 foot high snow pile? And you may be asking yourself why I'd leave it on the curb rather then meet the person? Hello! It's Craigslist. It's not like a yard sale in which there are a ton of people including your family members around to call the cops should some stranger go ballistic on you, no, this is a site that aides one person in finding great deals and then coming to some random persons home (you know, where they live) all by themselves at varying times of day to pick up their used (with love) stuff. So Craigslist, not for this gal. At least, not until after the snow melts and on an day I'm not actually home to be raped bothered.

So yeah. Good stuff. I loves me some shiny new appliances and a nice clean home!
Happy-not-even-close-even-if-i-shut-my-eyes-and-prayed-real-hard-Spring Cleaning everyone!