The One with When Fun Meets Functional

We were watching a "classy" episode of The Office on hulu.com when we saw this commercial:



I literally cried laughing so hard. I made Chris find me the original source on YouTube:



I MUST have one of these for our future Shiba Inu.

Here's more info from the creator:
I built the ball machine because I thought my dog Jerry, might like it and that it would be something fun for me to build. So after two years of on and off work, with many safety features such as IR proximity sensors to protect Jerry and my son from the machine, I finally completed it.

Far from being a replacement for me, I was always right there with him enjoying his fun. And with all the troubles that I went through to build the ball machine, I still end up throwing more balls than that the machine could count! According to the computer, he played with the machine by himself only 3 times in his life.

I recently put this video on YouTube to keep alive my earlier memories of him and (hopefully) provide some "humorous distractions" for anyone that might drop by.

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The One with Twilight on DVD

Oh-Em-Gee I've been waiting for this day for awhile, but somehow it escaped my thoughts to put a countdown on the side of my blog. Tonight at 12:01 the Twilight movie will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray, or you can even watch it at home via Comcast On-Demand or iTunes.

My only dilemma is...which version to buy?

The Twilight 2-Disc Special Edition for $17.99?Or, if we're gonna get the 2-disc version, we might as well upgrade to the three-disc version! Available only at Target, this Twilight "3-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD" (for the same price of $17.99) includes the 2-Disc Special Edition plus "an exclusive bonus disc" (!!) with over 45 minutes of additional never-before-seen content. This exclusive edition also includes an iTunes download of the film and all bonus content, including a conversation with Stephenie Meyer, Robert Pattinson on "Becoming Edward," Kristen Stewart on "Becoming Bella," Catherine Hardwicke’s vampire kiss montage, Bella’s lullaby remix music video and Edward’s piano concert.

Or should this be the first Blu-Ray movie to grace us with its presence? The single disc version is "only" $23.99.

Or, if we're gonna get the single disc Blu-Ray version, we might as well upgrade to the 2-Disc Deluxe Edition Blu-Ray for only a dollar more. It includes an iTunes download of the film and bonus content, available only at Target.

Or, if we're gonna go the Blu-Ray route, we might as well throw down some cheese and get the TWILIGHT ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S AMAZON.COM EXCLUSIVE SET FOR THE LIMITED TIME SPECIAL PRICE OF $79.99!!COMPLETE WITH A COLLECTOR'S CASE, THE SOUNDTRACK, JEWELRY, A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND MORE?!?Too many choices for just one movie... I'll probably just get the single DVD disc, full-screen, no bonus material, no jewelry, no collector's cards version for 12.99 at Wal-Mart.

And just in case you were wondering, I AM going to dress up like a vampire, complete with white face makeup and blood red lips, I AM going to celebrate with other girls by having a partay, and I AM going to act 12 years old. Pictures to come.

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The One with Colors

The quote that I chose for my senior year picture was, "God must be a painter, why else would he have so many colors?" I think of this every time we bust out the Pantone chips to find a new color palette.

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The One with the Puzzle

My grandpa handed out a sheet to each of us at dinner a few weeks ago. I thought it was interesting so I'm posting it to always have it on hand.

There are name of 16 books of the Bible mentioned in the paragraph below. See how many you can find. All names read forwards, not backwards. All are spelled correctly.

"I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu, kept people looking so hard for facts, and for others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the names of the books were not capitalized. But the truth finally struck home to numbers of our readers. To others, it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help find them. I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady I know says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you can complete. Relax now, for there really are sixteen names of books of the Bible in this paragraph."

(Chris finished the puzzle first so he won $5. I had to cheat and grab a Bible because I couldn't remember all of the names of all of the books.)

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The One with Mgabasahon

I don't know what mgabasahon means, it's something in Waray Waray or Cebuano or Tagalog (all Filipino languages), but anyhow, it's the URL for Chris' blog. He reads books and writes reviews of them. Check it out here.

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The One with the Chris & Paige Layout

This week's challenge at work was to use a product or two that we were not comfortable with. I immediately thought of pens. A very talented scrapper who is fiercely amazing with color, pens and journaling is Cheryl Manz. I was totally inspired by her when making this layout. First I combined 42 close-up pictures of me and Chris into one photo and printed it. Then I chose a background color of cardstock - this color green isn't my favorite, in fact you can say it makes me uncomfortable, but I decided to use it anyways. And I'm glad I did! Then I found a bunch of two-colored patterned papers and stitched them to the top and bottom edges. Instant pop of color! I added the title using a mixture of white Thickers. Next came journaling. Colored pens didn't show up so well on the green cardstock, so I chose a plain black Memory Marker instead. I guess I didn't really overcome my fear of colored pens. (Oh, but don't worry, our next project at work involves a plethora of colored Slick Writers, so I WILL get over my phobia.) I went around and around the photo giving a short summary of each picture. Then, in Cheryl Manz style, I filled in all of the holes with a white Ultimate Gel Pen. I stitched on a few buttons and then called it done.

This was last week's project: a card. Pretty simple, but I didn't have much time. The only cards I ever really send are Thank You cards, so that's what I made.

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The One with If You've Lost a Pen/You Think You Know Someone

This one's gonna be picture heavy. I can't help it, I like taking pictures to remember things. Must be the scrapper in me...

Chris and I did something very uncharacteristic yesterday - we went on a walk. Gasp! We're such homebodies. But, I wanted to see where Chris works every morning and I had nothing to do (or at least, nothing I wasn't willing to push back a day or two) so we put on some walkin' shoes and headed out.

I made Chris take me on his exact route that he walks every morning. On the way, I saw the most creative advertisement ever stapled to a telephone pole. Painting on a cupcake tin? Genius! I love how it's rusting and what not.
We passed the one and only J-Dawgs hot dog stand. You should see this place when it's open. Crazy long lines. But the secret sauce covered wieners are so worth the wait. I like the "Y" on the mountain in the background.
This walkway up to BYU campus is pretty new. There used to be a whole bunch of old and decrepit buildings here, but in BYU-style (Deserest Towers anyone??) they bulldozed them and turned the land into grassy knolls.
Here's where the walkway leads.
Chris is a janitor. Hey, it's reputable! He wakes up every morning at 4:30am and walks 20 minutes in the dark to clean the W. W. Clyde building. I've had a picture in my mind about what he does and what it looks like, but today I actually got to see his "stomping ground."
Trash, or art?
Lightbulbs. Or art?
Floor of an elevator? Or art?
The very cart that Chris pushes every morning just so happened to be in the elevator.
This is the biggest room he cleans. I so wish I had brought a tape recorder so I could remember some of the funny things he said. He's all like, "I have a system. The chairs are supposed to go 3-2-3-2-3." And, "I line up the tables straight as a laser." And on and on. A lot of his personality shined through in these few precious moments.
His biggest pet peeve? When people don't push in their chairs.
And then Chris revealed his deepest, most darkest secret to me. He has a pen stash. Boy oh boy he is so proud of his pens. It makes his day when he finds a pen. He stores them on a shelf that's high enough that it's not visible from eye level. However, as his collection has grown, he's had to push them further and further back in the closet so they don't become visible. Oh my goodness he was like a kid on candy showing off his pens. I had no idea. Strange strange boy.
So if you're missing a pen, pencil, highlighter or any other writing instrument from the Clyde building, you may want to talk to my husband. He'll sell it back to you for cheap. Maybe.
Then I started craving some candy so we headed to the Wilkinson Center. Along the way I looked up and saw some beautiful branches.
I'll never tire of seeing the majestic Mt. Timpanogas. Here it is overlooking the HFAC - my "stomping grounds."
We were unnsuccessful getting good candy, so we continued on our walk to where Chris asked me to be his girlfriend 5 years ago, and where he asked me to marry him in November of 2006. On the count of 3: one, two, three, "Awwww!!!"
This is the place.
Next I wanted to go to the top of the SWKT to see the sun setting. We took the elevator up 12 floors (that's as high as we could get without a key) and then took the stairs up as high as we could go. Both of us experienced some vertigo looking down the stairwell.
Alas, the door to the outside was locked so this is the view I got from a hole in the wall. Taint much of a view.
Back on the 12th floor, we tried again to get to some windows, but all of the doors were locked. This was better than nothing though!
Then we walked back home on the second of the only two paths that Chris takes to/from campus.
I could post a whole nother story about the ducks on the south end of campus. They sure have multiplied and replenished over the years.
We passed by the Wash Hut where we (fine, fine, fine, where CHRIS!) does our laundry once a week.
Why does the Wash Hut have barred windows? Cuz everyone wants to break into the laundromat...
So something out of the movies.
And last but not least. Oh the Maplebrook. Our stomping ground. It looks so crappy and ugly from the outside. But don't judge a book (apartment) by it's cover (exterior)!

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The One with Take a Hint

Chris and I were running some errands today and we noticed that a new store popped up overnight by the mall. It's a "Jared Galleria of Jewelry." I just had to roll my eyes and laugh. Only in Utah, especially the Provo/Orem area would this be normal.You see, in University mall alone, there are already

one twothree (are your fingers sick of scrolling yet?)

four (they just keep coming!)

five (nope, keep going)six (almost there!)SEVEN jewelry stores !

My favorite is when every store in sight is a jewelry store. Fred Meyer is on the left, Zales is in the middle and Kay is on the right. It's like a lot of people get married around here or something...

Having said that, today is the 5th year anniversary of when Chris asked me to be his girlfriend. Awww, presh. But in all seriousness, best five years of my life!

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