Last weekend, we put up the Christmas tree and decorations. This weekend marked the official start of the holiday baking season with the traditional Norwegian pepperkaker, and my attempt at making red velvet cupcakes. The gingerbread house will have to wait until next week and I’ll probably test out my new Perfect Brownie pan next Sunday.
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Not So Random Picture of the Day: Gloomy Jon
While standing on the ledge to get a better view, a girl in front of me left with her friend saying “Yeah, I’ve had enough of Jon.” I thought “how true.” The Gosselin’s have been in such a strong spotlight – and a negative one at that – for so long, that I think everyone, fan or non-fan, is sick of hearing about them.
Random Picture of the Day: Why Cheating is a Bad Idea
We were walking around the French Quarter in New Orleans when we spotted this wreck on the side of the road. The note reads “Baby I’m sorry I fucked up I love you and I will pay for this xoxoxo me”. A woman who works at the bar where the car was parked said she saw the whole thing unfold the night before. The story goes that there was a man who cheated on his girlfriend and his girlfriend and the other woman got into a very loud and public fight. The other woman threw this brick into the girlfriend’s car and the cheater wrote the note to apologize to the girlfriend. My question is: where’d she get the brick!?
The Significance of a Pineapple
Your friend stops by for a quick visit that ends up being four hours to four days too long. What do you do? How do you tell him / her that it’s time to go without being rude? Feel free to leave your answers in the comments section ’cause I’ve never figured out how to say goodbye without feeling rude (which is probably why I spend WAY too much time at the local Starbucks when I “catch up” with old friends or acquaintances).
Random Picture of the Day: Underwater
We’re in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee right now doing absolutely nothing. It’s been pouring all day and most of the activities around here require being outside (ex. go-karting, hiking, zorbing etc). So, we spent an extra day here hoping the weather would clear up for tomorrow and caught up on our trash / crap TV including an episode of Bible Man (seriously, wtf!? This is taking cheese and indoctrination to a whole new level), Dallas Divas and Daughters, Supernanny (not so bad), and The Dish. So this is what Topanga is doing nowadays eh?
A Bit o’ Southern Hospitality
I hung out with fellow Best Job candidates Erik Rolfsen and Marcella Moser in Vancouver (Canada), had dinner with James Hill and Greg Reynen in Brisbane (Australia), met up with Mitch Moffit in Townsville (Australia), and now I can tick Steven Rogers off my list too! 
It’s too bad Cali Lewis wasn’t in Texas at the time.
Rhinestones and Denim
We had arrived in Dallas just in time to miss the annual Dallas Fair – supposedly (according to a guy at the hotel) the biggest fair in all of the USA. “Well, that sucks” we thought and asked the receptionist if there was anything else we could do in the area. She said that there was nothing worth seeing in Dallas, but if we wanted a cowboy experience we should visit Fort Worth (about an hour away). Off we went!
Tagging Cadillacs
Even though it’s a tacky piece of “art,” I’d still recommend a visit if you’ve got a car and a few minutes to spare. It’s free to visit and if you’ve never tagged something ugly with something even uglier, then here’s your chance!
Ya’ll Will Think Everythin’s Bigger in Texas
The one tourist attraction in Amarillo (our first stop in Texas) is the Big Texan restaurant. Why? Because it’s home to the famous 72 oz steak – free if you can eat it with a giant shrimp cocktail, roll with butter, salad, and baked potato in under one hour, or $72 if you can’t. How big is a 72 oz steak? Well, you’re only supposed to eat as much meat as the size of your fist. The 72 oz steak is roughly six or seven times the size of my fist, or the size of a small cat.
Random Picture of the Day: Knitted Cape SuperMorten
We’ve been spending a lot of time driving and to prevent herself from falling asleep in the car, Ang took up knitting. Unfortunately, she can only knit straight linesso she ended up with a cape for Morten! Hahahaha