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In the studio this duo from Boulder, Colorado (hence the 303 zip code moniker) specializes in hilarious hip-hop rhyming over cartoonish electronic soundscapes and synthesizers that sound pilfered from early 1990s gangsta rap albums. Following a techno-tinged intro, their second album opens with "PunkBitch," a festival-friendly party anthem that could have been penned by Adam Sandler. "Don't Trust Me" dares to rhyme "vegetarian" with "scared of him" while poking fun at urban hipsters to a sexed-up dance floor chorus that would make Peaches jealous. Similarly tongue-in-cheek is the infectious and minimally arranged "Chokechain" which makes light of tough guys who use pit bulls and rottweilers as testosterone accessories. With all the witty cynicisms that pepper Want, "Still Around" is an anomaly ballad that stands out like a big, beautiful, sore thumb. It weaves minor chord piano notes with a dramatic string section, fitting beats, and emotive lyrics about trying to keep a relationship going in the midst of a successful career as a hit making dipsomaniac.

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definitely a must-buy!!!!!!!

i absolutely love this album! Here's my track-by-track review: Tapp- 3/5. don't buy this. it gets kind of tiring after awhile. Punkb*tch-5/5 catchy stuff. buy this. Don't Trust Me- 5/5 even if u buy nothing else, or you've only got 2 bucks left in your account, buy this song. you won't be disappointed. Chokechain-4/5 pretty good. worth money, if u have enough. I'm Not Your Boyfriend Baby-4/5 YAY!!!! this song is awesome!!! get it! I Can't Do It Alone-3/5 eh, it's okay. Starstrukk-5/5 another must-buy!!!!! Richman-3/5 not really worth th $ Photofinnish-4/5 pretty good, but not a must-buy. Still Around-5/5 for some reason i have this song stuck in my head all the time. it's really good, even though it's less popular. Holler Til You Pass Out-5/5 the title says it all XD Colorado Sunrise-4/5 it sounds kind of like don't trust me, with the fast techno beats pulsing through the vocals. buy it. Well, if u have managed to read this far, lemme just say: 3OH!3 IS AMAZINGG!!!! *Rachel*

CLEAN VERSION!!! This is a great band!!!

wow. i love 3OH!3. i am from colorado and to hear this unique sound is sickk. buy the real deal...not the clean version. but still...its no matter what you arent wasting your money.:]:]

Formed: 2004 in Boulder, CO

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '00s, '10s

3Oh!3 are a duo from Boulder, Colorado (i.e., area code 303), whose style of music includes jokey raps, indie electronica beats, and lots of tomfoolery. Founded in 2004, the duo is comprised of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte, who met while attending the University of Colorado. 3OH!3 made their recording debut in 2007 with a self-titled, independently released album. Their second album, Want (2008), was produced by Matt Squire and released by Photo Finish Records. In addition to their album releases,...
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This CD is so fantastic. I went to a concert of Rodrigo and he sing so good! I love the music. Togheter is the best! Xoxo ; )

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A new, refreshed vision of the old Bossa Nova, in the talented voice of the artist, who very brilhantly shows talent and skill, giving the Old Bossa Nova a new face. Everything together makes this Kind of Bossa an unforgettable experience! No one should miss this! Enjoy!

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FamViewer allows you to view GEDCOM genealogy database files on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. GEDCOM files can be transferred to FamViewer with iTunes file sharing or uploaded to FamViewer with a web browser on a desktop computer or downloaded to FamViewer from any web site or web server via WiFi. FamViewer will import the GEDCOM file and display its contents. Once a GEDCOM file is downloaded and imported you can view individuals, families, notes, sources and multimedia files. Navigate the family tree with a touch. You can carry your genealogy database with you wherever you bring your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

A family view, resembling a family group sheet, displays three generations of a family: parents, children, and grandparents. Touch the parent's names to view the details of their life events and personal attributes as well as any multimedia files. Each event and attribute can have sources and notes, which are visible in another view.

A family tree view can display an eight generation graphical family tree for anyone in the tree. Touch a person in the family tree view and go to their family page.

An index by surname allows the user to find anyone in the database. The index can be searched by lastname or firstname or both.

Multimedia files can be viewed from a list of all the multimedia files associated with the file or from the record that the multimedia file is associated with. See the support web site for instructions on uploading multimedia files to FamViewer.

FamViewer keeps a history of persons visited in the family tree and can display this history in a list. Touch any name in the history list and go to the family page for that person. Users can choose to display from 10 to 100 of the most recently visited persons and can prevent persons from being removed from the list by touching a pushpin in the History view.

For each person in the database you can add a New Note. You can then email all of the New Notes to yourself either as a text file or a GEDCOM file or export the New Notes file to the shared folder that's accesible with iTunes file sharing. This allows you to take notes while you are doing research at an archive and later you can integrate those notes with your database on your desktop computer.

All the FamViewer views work in portrait or landscape orientation so long names, places, dates or other data can be viewed easily.

FamViewer is not tied to any desktop genealogy software. Active genealogy researchers already own genealogy software that they run on their desktop, or laptop, computers. All modern genealogy software can export their genealogy databases in GEDCOM format. FamViewer will import GEDCOM files exported by today's popular genealogy applications.

There are no arbitrary limits to the size of GEDCOM files that can be imported. Files of 5MB to over 50MB with over 50,000 individuals with many notes and sources can be imported and displayed. Upload multiple GEDCOM files if you wish.

For best compatibility choose these settings when exporting GEDCOM files: GEDCOM Version: 5.5, Character Set: either UTF-8 or ANSEL are best, but any setting should work, Abbreviate Tags: Yes, Indent Records: No. If you have a GEDCOM file that uses an older GEDCOM version it would be best to import into your desktop genealogy software and re-export using these settings.

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It's perfect for having my 11,000 name database at my fingertips on both my iPad and iPhone. Importing new updated gedcom is a breeze. My main family Tree is on my PC at home and this helps me to share info with family when needed when I am out. No complaints at all!

Good app but could be better

You should make it so you can create a family tree directly from your device

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Your next assignment with the Mystery Trackers is in Raincliff, an abandoned town with a mysterious past. You’re charged with investigating the recent disappearance of a group of students.

You’ll quickly find that you aren’t alone in Raincliff. Phantoms live there and they want the town’s secrets to stay hidden.

A group of students and their bus driver have vanished after launching their own investigation of Raincliff. Solve the mystery and save the students.

At the beginning of your journey much of Raincliff will be locked away from you. As you uncover secrets and begin to solve the mystery of this haunted town, more and more of it will open up for you.

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Raincliff Rocks!

I am a big fan of Elephant Games, so I had to purchase this one on sale. Like most other Elephant products, the game has an excellent story line and clearly visible, beautiful art work. Since many puzzle solutions were not immediately apparent, I have resorted to using the Strategy Guide several times on this game. Loved the variety of puzzles, and the varied, well lit locations. I would have awarded the game five stars, except for a glaring omission. Maps are really helpful when moving through a game, and I did not find a map here, and I kept constant backtracking through locations. With a map, this would be solved. You are solving a mystery of a small town where everyone seemed to die at once, including a bus load of students doing a research project and their bus driver. You find that they have been put into comas by a rose which acts as a drug on people. You must find the antidote and save the paralyzed students and driver. You have an invisible helper, Belle. The villain is always a step ahead of you, so exploring is dangerous. Love the Skip button when puzzles get too frustrating and you are sleepy! Well worth the sale price, and quite long. Enjoy!

There was a time when I would buy every Big Fish Hidden Object game after playing only a few scenes. But in the last year, Big Fish has been releasing some really crappy games AND charging $6.99 for them. Most weren't even worth the introductory price of $4.99. This game puts Big a Fish back on the block! I bought it after just a few minutes of play because the graphics are outstanding. The only reason I didn't give it 5-stars is because the app lacks a Map. I hate to be going back and forth from scene to scene not knowing if it requires an item I've collected somewhere along the line. Also, it p's me off when a game offers "Bonus Content" which consists of Wallpapers and Music! Really? I don't pay for music when I want to play a game - I go to iTunes for that. In its defense, this game does give you Bonus game play once you pay for the Unlock, along with the always much-needed Strategy Guide. Why they didn't include a Map is beyond but me. But, at $4.99, this is a game worth buying! In fact, even the usually-way-too-pricey $6.99 is OK for this release. MORE GAMES LIKE THIS, BIG FISH!!

🐸☔🎭🃏Raincliff's Right as Rain! 🃏🎭☔🐸

In a word: WOW! This game is jam-packed with stuff to do and accrue! You can count on Elephant Games to deliver and they have in spades ♠♠♠ here! (Working in a plug for an earlier named game in this fine series.)😉
Is this a mystery? Thriller? Ghost story? You're assigned to find a bus load of missing students but the town's deserted except for masked phantoms running around. Whatever it is, it's all scarey-good!
The graphics are stunningly gorgeous, puzzles have reset buttons (my fave!), and HOS are not super-easy but not too hard either. Interesting story, great cut-scenes keep my attention. I have workmen in my house today so keeping my attention right now isn't easily done. 😳😄
You don't accrue points here but you do garner achievements along the way which makes for a nice challenge. Integrated SG (which I also love), symbolized by Mr. Frog himself (frogs are the collected items in this game)....I can't be certain, but I swear he shakes his head "no!" when I make a misstep! 😋😉
And I got to fire a shotgun...y'all are after my heart big-time, aren't you? 😄😆
Oodles of thanks and praise to the dynamite creative geniuses at ELEPHANT and BFG! 💋💋💋😘😘😘
I'm back to earning my Princess Frog Mask! 🎭🐸
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Internet Safety with Professor Garfield - Fact or Opinion

Nermal is upset when he receives an “F” on his report about goats. Garfield looks at the report and finds that Nermal has included facts but also opinions. Nermal reveals that he found the information on a website and wonders how he is supposed to know what’s true and what isn’t. Enter Dr. Nova and Professor G. Dr. Nova explains that there’s a great deal of good information on the Internet but that there’s also a great deal of mis- information. Some online information can even be described as hateful. She helps Nermal learn the difference between facts and opinions (with a little assistance from the Fact-Bot) and stresses that it’s important to read with a questioning mind.

Included with the story, an interactive "Try" and "Apply" section are included to help users gain insight to the problem. Try to recognize the difference between a fact or an opinion and Apply your knowledge to differentiate between the two online.

Through reading and interacting with the Try and Apply sections of this comic, users will:
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Can't believe this is a FREE app! (Thanks, by the way!) I actually think middle schoolers could also use this. It also talks about the dangers of believing everything you read on the internet - good lesson for any age. Nice intro lesson, followed up with fun activities. I don't often give 5 stars, but I did for this one.

Exceeded my expectations

This free app uses a cartoon character to teach a language arts concepts to middle elementary aged students. It is funny for the kids, and keeps their attention, as well as teaching the concept clearly. It is not a video, and you have to read the text. But for free I am willing to do that!

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Harold Ramis, Dinosaurs and You

2014-02-24-HaroldRamisThis is a piece about being an artist and making a living. It’s laced with Harold Ramis, in equal parts tribute, shameless linkbait and because it works: he inspired the post. It’s me, mulling how to feed myself by creating things in the modern digital age, and marvelling how we dumb humans have to learn the same lessons over and over again.

Harold learned the lesson. He cares about making people laugh. That’s it. He migrated mediums chasing his prey -human foibles- and left stories of his kindness and tenacity in his wake. He never became a dinosaur.

This is also a reaction and an offered alternative to the surprise and anger out there over Amazon’s shocking decision to lower royalties offered by it’s audiobook spinoff ACX.com. What, you thought the Stay-Puft Amazonasaurus was your friend?

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‘All Your Base': Tobias Buckell

Back in Banned Book week, I asked creatives to take on SF quotes from movies/tv/games/books in their own style. First up: Tobias Buckell, who’s Kickstarting his novel Apocalypse Ocean. Tobias’s take will likely resonate with most of you reading this.

“We take hiccups and make art and culture and laughter out of it…”

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Apple vs. Amazon, or the Foodie vs. the Big Gulp

Today the world was formally introduced to the Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon said: “There are two types of companies: those that work hard to charge customers more, and those that work hard to charge customers less.”

I’d argue the Fire is more about Amazon vs. every-android-tablet-out-there (especially B&N’s nook), but the world wants something to call an iPad-killer. Fine, let’s go with it: between these two contenders the fight isn’t overpriced vs. undercut… it’s quality vs. quantity. If Apple’s got a deserved rep for being a snob, than Amazon’s the most annoying Wal-Mart greeter ever.
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Doug Smith: one of Canada’s most prolific writers of short, speculative fiction, has 100+ story sales in two dozen languages worldwide, including InterZone, Amazing Stories & Baen’s Universe.

We talk about markets for fiction, ebook creation (& luckybatbooks), a short film based on one of his stories & more. His new collection Chimerascope is a 2011 finalist for the juried Sunburst award & fan-voted Aurora award.   mp3 download

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I had a great talk with Kris Rusch-traditional & e-pub writer in sf, fantasy, romance, mystery, well-known for her ‘Business Rusch’ blog. mp3 download

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is the award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction & fantasy writer behind many novels under various names and been published in 14 countries & 13 languages. Pyr published her Diving into the Wreck, in November 2009 & she is actively publishing her backlist online.

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Originally hailing from the Caribbean and now making his home in Ohio, Tobias has published 6 books and almost 50 short stories.He is a Clarion graduate, Writers of The Future winner, and Campbell Award for Best New SF Writer Finalist.

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  Today designer, producer and printmaker Pablo Defendini gives us some insight into the first impression all books make: the cover. Stay tuned for my audio interview with Pablo later this week.

A good ebook cover is simply a well-designed cover, period. The difference is in the elements that make up that great design.

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Teddy’s Bigger Burgers

Last month we went on a family vacation to Honolulu, Hawaii and I’m really excited to share with you the places we dined at.  This is the first post of our trip to Honolulu.

After a 7 hour flight, we were ready to stretch our legs and get off the cramped airplane filled with many cranky babies and kids who were just as eager as we were to start their vacation.  By the time we left the airport, picked up the rental car and checked into the hotel it was already mid afternoon and we were starving! I obviously wanted sushi but there was no way Hubby was going to agree to that. He wanted something meaty and greasy so we settled for Teddy’s Bigger Burgers.  This place wasn’t on my list of must visit restaurants but the reviews seemed decent and it wasn’t your typical fast food chain.

Considering that lunch time had passed the place was quite busy and there was a long line to the counter. I gave Hubby my order and sat down with the baby. While I was waiting for him to bring us our food, one of the staff members came around and handed out wet naps to everyone.  How thoughtful!  I guess that’s an indication that the burgers are going to be messy.

Hubby ordered the Original Burger Combo $9.99. I didn’t taste his burger but did sample his fries. They were hot and crispy and although nothing really to rave about I did appreciate that they still had the skins on them.

I had the Hawaiian Style Burger $5.59. What’s an Hawaiian style burger? It’s the Original burger with the addition of two grilled pineapple slices.  Upon first bite, I immediately tasted the char from the grilled patty and pineapple. The patty was cooked to a medium and was still juicy and moist. The pineapple slices added a welcomed sweetness and I thoroughly enjoyed this burger.

Hubby was in the mood for a shake so he upgraded his combo for an extra $3.40. Admittedly I’m not a huge shake person but Teddy’s Mint Chocolate Extra Thick Shake was pretty good. It was really really thick, basically impossible to drink through the straw so we ended up scooping it up with the straw and eating it that way.

Overall, Teddy’s is a pretty good burger place and I’d eat here again. It does take a while for them to make the burgers though so don’t go when you’re starving like us or it will seem like an eternity before you get your food.

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Some of you kind enough to check out my writing may not know me personally, so I thought it was probably about time to tell you a bit about myself.

To get started, here's a fun fact. I have read Tolkien's Lord of the Rings right through - all 1,200+ pages - in four different languages; English, French, German and Dutch. Normally, I don't like to be pinned down to a favourite book, but if you really, really REALLY pressed me, I'd probably have to answer Tolkien's masterpiece.

My handle is Scottish Bookworm in Quebec. Yes, I am Scottish, yes, I am a bookworm and yes, I do live in Quebec. In order to fund my book habit I work in technical support, although I'd much rather be reading with my cat Isis curled up on my knee.

As a youngster, I always had my nose stuck in a book. It was hardly surprising then that I studied Modern Languages at the University of Edinburgh where I spent four years dissecting classic French and German literature. For some time after I graduated I refused to read anything deeper than the latest issue of Cosmopolitan.

It wasn't until I bought my first Kindle back in early 2010 that I really began to read voraciously again. Now, however, my book budget is a source of, um, friendly discussion shall we say between my husband and myself. I often reread books - indeed, going back to some of my favourites is like catching up with old friends - so I like to have a copy to hand. I used to refuse to be beaten by a book and would finish it to the end. Now I believe life is too short to waste on a poorly written book, or even one that doesn't engage me personally.

My preferred genre is fantasy, and I'll read anything by George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, the usual suspects. What I look for in a book is either a strong plot line (a la Weeks), interesting worldbuilding (Sanderson's speciality) or fascinating characters (Tyrion anyone?), and preferably a blend of all three. Of course if there's humour in there too, that's even better. I'm put off by characters with little more depth than a playing card, uneven pacing and quick fix resolutions that have not been well set up.

When reviewing books I try to be fair; I appreciate that not everyone will be looking for the same things in a book. I also try to remember that the author has spent many months if not years creating this story and characters and I try to respect that, even if I find it is not appealing to me personally. If I am ever less than respectful in a review please call me up on it.

I hope you enjoy my comments on the books I read. I am active on Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, so please feel free to look me up there. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Paracs Skull 1 Paraietal- Front1. Does anyone know of a good type setter?  I need to find one ASAP!

2. Is there a Doctor in the house?  Someone who will give me a credible comment on some research for the new book?  It has to do with a possible Nephilim skull!

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  1. What in the world is that a picture of? That doesn’t look like great, great, grandpa to me. Isn’t a human skull split four ways?

    • Sutures can fuse totally with age. Would love to see every angle. It would be wonderful if a Forensic skull reconstruction was possible.

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      You can get a nice closer look at some of it and more thanks to this gem right here. Highly recommended. :)

  2. I knew I should have gone into archaeology! If you ever need a transcriptionist I would love to help! I am a laid off legal secretary (due to the economy) as of last fall. We live in KC area on KS side. There may be someone in the University of Kansas Archaeology dept. that could help you with the skull. We live close to KU (Lawrence, KS Jayhawks). Good luck!

    Here is their website:

    • He hasn’t resurfaced but for now the thing smacks of attempted rumor/propoganda.

      If he doesn’t make an “appearance” in the next couple of weeks or so I think everyone is going to wonder what’s what. He’s going to have to make a propoganda photo-op appearance soon somewhere, somehow.

      DEBKA can tend to lean sensational and jump the gun sometimes and even they haven’t touched this story.

      We don’t have enough to go on to believe this story past rumor for now IMHO.

  3. Sorry, no personal experience. But this looks good.

    Bethany Press looks like it has a good reputation.

    Christian Publisher with a variety of services.

    Related to BelieversPress (self-publishing)

    Also related to Bethany International.

  4. Luke.21

    [25] And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

  5. Many more are out there but this seems to be the most cohesive. watch all of this. I do no see them in the sky i see these things everywhere. most often they are around those i would consider to be walking a closer walk with the LORD. For if you cause the enemy no problems he will leave you alone.

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Posted by: themoonisdown | October 15, 2009

The TRUE STORY behind OK Magazine’s Robsten cover!

All the gory, intimate details!

All the gory, intimate details!

Dear Rob,

I have to apologize for something… it seems OK magazine got a hold of something I meant to send to a different email address and instead of UK Rob FanFiction Contest I sent it to the OK Magazine tips email address. Oops! It seems they’ve mistaken my entry in the One Shot Robsten Fan Fiction contest* as an actual first hand account of you and Kristen together in what I called your “palatial pad” in Vancouver. Boy, you can imagine my embarrassment a having to show you this. As you’ll read you can see where they got their information about Jacuzzi’s and home cooked meals and sing-a-long’s by the fire place. Of course they put their tabloid spin on things but I still feel like you should read it to see where all those details came from.

So here it is:

Story Title:

Inside Our Home
A Robsten One shot for the UK Rob FanFiction Contest

*Ring Ring*
“Alright, thanks just throw it in the bag, I gotta jet!” I told the sales clerk as my blasted cell rang for the 5th time. I knew it was Rob by the “Shaft” ringtone he’d chosen. He was back at the palatial pad we sometimes called home. But really, what’s home when you’re 19 and 23? We were shooting a movie and in an effort to keep us off the streets and out of paparazzi’s waiting cameras the studio rented us both hotel rooms at the Sheraton Wall Centre that could marvel the best the Pocono’s had to offer. I mean where else can you find a jacuzzi shaped like a champagne glass IN a hotel room? Gaudy it most definitely was. Right down to the living room they redecorated for us. All plaid. I guess hotel decorators get their inspiration from gossip magazines and blogs these days.

Read the WHOLE story after the cut

*Ring Ring*
“What do you want?!” I breathed into the offending object just to get it to stop playing that embarrassing music while I was in public. I mean I have the reputation of being super cool to up hold after all!

“Well, glad to hear your voice too sunshine!” Rob said answered sarcastically as I eyed the sales clerk as she shoved the rest of my purchases into the bag. They knew me here at Vancouver’s Wear it Again vintage store so they were used to my impromptu trips to see the latest in flannel and vintage concert tees. They knew that even though I wasn’t around in 1983 I would still be understatedly psyched about a Def Leppard tshirt that I could perfectly knot at my waist.

“Yea, yea, yea. What’s going on?”

“Why don’t you come over to OUR place tonight cause I’m making a home cooked meal!” Rob asked enthusiastically.

“On my way!” I replied ripping the bag out of the sales clerks hand while throwing my hood over my mullet. After all it was raining outside and it took me two weeks of not washing it to get it to this stage. I made a mad dash for the hotel running the whole way with my head ducked down. The paparazzi didn’t seem to care as I ran by with my purchases and straight to the elevator. All I could hear were distant shouts of “Where’s Rob?” Ugh.

She was on her way and all I had left to do was remove the wrappers from our dinner before this night of total ecstasy could begin. What would she think of the poetry I had written for her? Would she enjoy the dinner I was slaving over? Did I brush my teeth today? So many questions ran through my brain as the doorbell to the palatial pad rang.

I opened the door as she brushed by me to get out of the hallway. She was weighed down with a heavy bag from Wear It Again, OUR favorite store for used clothing. My mind raced with the possibilities of what the bag could hold. Gently worn lingerie? A new-old leather jacket for me? Perhaps some tweed? Kristen had seen me eying Edward’s wardrobe on set many times and to be honest I think the feel of the heavy, itchy, grandpa-like fabric really got her going.

“Here let me help you out of that hoodie” I said taking both her shoulders in my hands. My breathing hitched as she slowly removed the sloppy hooded sweat shirt to reveal an oversize men’s XXXL red plaid shirt. She lifted her eyes to look at me from under her lashes. And I froze. Would she let my borrow that shirt? If not, would she know I stole it from her after she passed out on the balcony?

“What are you staring at?!” she asked walking towards the kitchen in search of dinner. “Hmmm something sure smells delicious!” She sniffed the air. “Is that pepperoni?” Her favorite. Of course it was, I wasn’t born yesterday.

“Only, the best for you! None of that three cheese broccoli nonsense! I demanded pepperoni and they found it. Just for you!” And me, but I wasn’t about to tell her that. This was my last box of pepperoni and I don’t just share unless I want something. I haven’t gotten laid in 3 weeks. No more of this cuddling, getting-into-character shit. She was gonna eat my pepperoni and she was gonna like it!

She cocked an eyebrow at me as she stared at the microwave. “I’m pretty sure entering time and pressing start on a microwave does NOT equal home cooked meals but I guess I can let it slide since it’s pepperoni.”

Yup, she loved my pepperoni.

The microwave dinged letting us know our delicious home cooked meal was ready to be eaten. I handed her the Hot Pockets, still in their little cardboard cases (no need to wash dishes later!) and grabbed the bottle of Boone’s Farm I had picked up just for the occasion and led her to the living room where we plopped down on the bearskin rug in front of the fireplace. As I unscrewed the cap on the wine her eyes stared at the wine bottle, hungrily licking her lips. I was a genius! What 19 year old girl doesn’t love some tasty Strawberry Hill wine? Boone’s Farm is an underage girls Kyrptonite. Oh yes, she would be putty in my hands, especially after my next treat.

“You better fill my glass to the top or I’m going to eat my pepperoni AND yours!” She taunted as I almost dropped the glass. I needed to get a hold of myself before I did something rash. Like rip that plaid shirt off of her and run away. But I couldn’t after all we still had to listen to the Rolling Stones, read poetry AND luxuriate in the jacuzzi shaped like a champagne glass.

After we scarfed down our meal of crispy, crunchy, tender flakey crusts I wiped the remaining grease off my hands on the white bearskin rug. She must have thought this was hella sexy because she shook her head at me. OH YES, you just wait!

Luckily my guitar was handy so I grabbed it to begin playing the impromptu set list I had created while waiting for her to get back from the Vintage store.

“I can’t get no satisfaction, I can’t get no girly action
‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can’t get no, I can’t get no

When I’m ridin’ round the world and I’m doin’ this and I’m signin’ that
And I’m tryin’ to make some girl, who tells me
Baby, better come back maybe next week
‘Cause you see I’m on a losing streak
I can’t get no. Oh, no no no. Hey, hey, hey, that’s what I say…”

“Are you singing Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones? I really can’t tell cause you’re mumbling but WHY?”  She asked as she scrunched up her face while looking at her IPhone.

“Um, cause Mick is the man… and well don’t you think the lyrics…um… work well?”

“Work well for what?! This situation? Cause god knows ONE Hot Pocket isn’t going to fill me up. Pass me that Boone’s!”

“Ugh, you act as if we’re already an old married couple! Can’t you enjoy it when I want to give you something of ME instead of drinking?”

I sat there staring at her as she drank Strawberry Hill straight from the bottle. Maybe I should move on to my next tactic!

“How about we jump in the jacuzzi? I’ve got a special treat for you once we’re in there!”

“This special treat better not be like the last time when we played “find the submarine” cause that was NOT a submarine!” Kristen called over her shoulder as she went to change into more appropriate attire.

We both emerged at the same time stopping to stare at each others swim clothes. Her plaid tank top and worn out plaid boxer shorts mirrored my own worn out plaid boxer shorts. It was like we were meant for each other.

As we took our places in the champagne glass shaped jacuzzi I began reciting the special poetry I had written just for Kristen:

Your eyes are red
Your toes are blue
Boone’s is sweet
and you’re my KStew

The room was deathly silent after I poured my heart out in poetry form to her motionless body on the other side of the jacuzzi where she still clung to the Boone’s bottle like it was a lifeline. Her eyes were closed in what seemed like reverence for my skill with the metered rhyme.

“So uh… what do you think?” My heart jumped in my chest as I asked her this question, her answer would make our break our night and my 3 week drought. I waited.

*soft nasally breathing*

*soft nasally breathing*

The bitch was passed out and I was all alone with nothing but an empty bottle of 3 dollar wine and and NO Hot Pockets to drown my sorrows in!

I took in her lifeless form again, now more audibly snoring. This was the perfect chance to steal that shirt she had been wearing today. Who cares if she needs to walk outside tomorrow in front of the paps and has no shirt? I guess she shouldn’t have passed out in the jacuzzi! Sucks to be her I thought as I jumped out of the jacuzzi and ran in search of that beautiful piece of fashion.

*Fade to Black*

So as you can see OK Magazine must have accidentally mistook my beautiful piece of fan fiction for a real life account of yours and Kristen’s life while filming in Vancouver. I guess they didn’t bother to check their sources and facts from an email received from I mean, that email couldn’t be speaking anything but truth, right?

I hope you’ll accept my sincere apology and enjoy this piece of fiction in your spare time.

Getting NO satisfaction OR robbie action,

PS I will now be accepting applications for a beta. ;)

*NO dear God I did NOT write a one shot ROBSTEN fanfic NOR did I sent it to OK Magazine. And NO there is not a UK Rob Fanfic contest. This whole thing has been a product of my WAY over active imagination*

What do you think of this story, the OK one! Have they finally stepped over the line? How can they print “blatant lies” and get away with it? Do you want an all plaid living room? I do.

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  1. Totally BS.
    Seriously, I work in a newsagency and when I see the mags I just roll my eyes. Out of the 6 weekly mags here in Oz, the majority will have at least some sort of Robsten thing on the cover.
    Lamespice! (holla! BBL)

    • get “your people” (those news folks) in line! ;)

    • I don’t really care anymore.. but because of this story..
      I’m with the nonstene family. -Just because the stories coming out insisting the couple thing are so irritating and are so full o’ crap. I can’t help myself.
      Love the fanfic as always….. I would rather see THAT movie than New Moon
      (gasp! I said something sacreligious!) I will be burned a the Twilight stake for that!.

      Anyway.. I can’t wait for a TomStu/Robbie reunion…
      TomStu (le sigh) my little cupcake. :)
      Order ofthe plaid rules!
      Bros (no) hoes.

  2. Must post 1st – You had me at shaft ringtone ROFLMAO now reading rest !!!

  3. That was beautiful. I bow down to your awesomeness.

    “We both emerged at the same time stopping to stare at each others swim clothes. Her plaid tank top and worn out plaid boxer shorts mirrored my own worn out plaid boxer shorts. It was like we were meant for each other.”

    So poetic.

    • Fangbanger are you in my head today?

      Matching plaid swimwear win! I must find me some plaid swimwear from somewhere.

      Moon – amazing, once again had to explain to colleagues why I was hysterical at my desk. I now just reply with “Moon” or “UC” – I know they don’t know exactly what I’m talking about, but they get it.

      • It does appear that I am a mind reader. ;)

      • She does that crap!! All the time, Fang is out there speaking my thoughts, she just gets up earlier than the rest of us!!

        • I do have responsibilities, you know. I would gladly sleep until noon everyday if I could. ;)

    • that was my fave part too! also “find the submarine”. you’re silly.

    • Who are we kidding?! The entire thing was poetry, but I especially dug Rob’s poem. I mean, who knew the man was the next Bard? REALLY?! I’m impressed with Rob’s rhyming skills.

      • someone get him to the globe theater stat!

  4. Moon, the publishers will be knocking at your door after reading your wonderful piece of literature. Your story was all kinds of WIN!!! I’d rather read your version of events anyday, than the bullshit they print in these magazines! Go Moon!

    • FINGERS CROSSED!!! book deal here i come!

  5. So many good things in this post – I like how you used “scarfing” it always bugged me when I read that in which ever of the books it was in (Eclipse ?) what does it mean, is it even a real word ??? a great funny post.

  6. Aw, sit, Moon, you brought the funny today!

    I think that you may need to post your wiki answers link about sarcasm…I feel TammyO’s energy rising from the gates of Hale today!

    Also? Have you written fanfic? Because while this is totally funny, I would love to see you write a lemon-y one shot even. Do it!

    • hahahahahahahhaahhahahahahaha

      We talked about this Moon. We did.

      DO IT

      • Let us know when and where we can read it (but it would be hard (that’s what she said) to top today’s column!!

    • lemons?! oh lord. i dont know if i could. it would have to be a joint effort with UC. HAHAHA

  7. “This special treat better not be like the last time when we played “find the submarine” cause that was NOT a submarine!” LMAO !!!!!
    Can you explain me the gamerules?
    I want to play this game when it’s Halloweennight. DH with the Robwig and me with the Kstew mullet on. Thank you so much. xxx

    PS I will send the pictures to OK magazine.

    • maybe that’ll be my follow up! rob explaining the rules. the prequel

  8. “Palatial pad” sounds like a feminine hygiene product.

    • mwahahaahahahaha

    • I kept reading it as ‘palatial plaid’ and thought it was totally hilarious. Until I noticed I just can’t read.

      • ‘Palatial plaid’ gives a whole new meaning to the post!

        Btw, my mom had a green and red plaid couch when I was little. Just remembered that. I wonder if their pad has the same couch.

      • Ha! I kept reading it like that as well. It’s perfect either way.

      • Palatial plaid pad

    • Do you think Kstew has PLAID pads? Just a thought.

      • Either a plaid pad, or one of these:

        • Holy shit………… I nearly screamed out loud in laughter…. Are you trying to get me fired?! And I need to buy some of those… as a gag gift, I swear!

    • with WINGS!

  9. omg that was the funniest thing ever written! I have a cold and coughed every time i laughed.. i sounded like i was dying- it was that funny!!!
    ““Here let me help you out of that hoodie””ahahahahahaaa

  10. Hot pockets & Boone’s Farm!!!

    There is nothing else to say. That was hysterical!

  11. Ya’ll never cease to amaze me – or put me in hysterics first thing every morning as I get to work and log on to see what you’ve come up with next! I’m SO laughing my @ss off right now. This post is EPIC!

  12. Dear Rob,

    I hope you enjoy time in your “palatial pad” today. I just thought you should know that it is me & Mr. Fang’s 6 year dating anniversary. When that hott football player asked me, the little bookworm/bandnerd out & I answered “sure”, I felt twenty times better than I ever did looking at your beautiful photos. Sorry Rob. Although you say you can’t get a date, I don’t believe you. At all. I hope that someday you will have something as beautiful as what Mr. Fang & I have. Where he yaps about Cameros but I ignore him. Where I talk on and on about books and he doesn’t look at me until I mention that there is a car involved. Btw, Mr. Fang would give me the last pepperoni hot pocket anyday, regardless of whether or not he was “getting any.” Remember that Rob. :D
    <3 Me

    • Congrats on the anniversary!

      • Thank you! :D

    • Congratulations and totally concur! Except with Mr. P and myself, it would go something more like this:

      Mr. P: . . . mumble, mumble . . . cows . . . mumble, mumble . . . tractor . . . mumble . . . damn rain.

      Me: . . . drool . . . Muse is great. . . uhhhhhh . . . leave me a lone, it’s fanfiction . . . finishmidgnightsunalready.

      I have to give mass props to Mr. P. He has handled 90% of dinner duty with nary a complaint for the last several weeks. While I hid in our room or out on the porch reading fanfiction.

      • Mr. Fang is always in charge of dinner. I always have to do “homework” which often involves Mafiaprinceward, The Fallout & of course, LTT/LTR. When he comes to talk to me, I immediately pull up my HW site and ask him something complicated. He runs away everytime.

        • Ahh, the tangled web we weave . . . when hiding fanfic up our sleeve . . .s.

        • mmmmm Mafiaprinceward – the mouth of Christopher Moltisanti but he looks like Cedric Diggory YUM

    • Congrats!

      We could be kindred spirits! Bookworm/cargeek. I’ve been married to mine for eleven years. I’m pretty sure he would give me the last hot pocket too. Although, I would probably have to heat it up myself.

  13. DAMMIT MOON! You knew I was a fanfic virgin! You tricked me!

    But since it was a joke story is this sort of like playing ‘just the tip’?

    • Anytime “just the tip” in mentioned an angel gets its wings. Le sigh…

    • yes.. you’re still technically a virgin.

      • Hooray for my fanfic hymen!

    • you’re still a virgin… I GUESS… but now you’ve got slutty tendencies

      • Well that’s nothing new.

        • You are awesome, Miss Jodie O.

  14. OMG Moon that was the best! Epic win today. I couldn’t stop laughing. That was the best Robsten fan fic ever. You get a fake hot pocket award for that one. Oh and I’d eat his pepperoni any day.

  15. That was so unbelievably hilarious. I am literally laughing so hard that I’m holding my stomach. There were so many fabulous lines – I don’t know which to quote.

    Ok – my favorites:
    “gently used lingerie”
    the poem – your toes are blue!
    Boones = underage girl kryptonite
    can’t understand his singing b/c he’s mumbling
    all the pepperoni jokes
    “I froze. Would she let me borrow that shirt?”

    Moon – I think you just made my day. I’ll be thinking about this all day and laughing to myself like the crazy person I am.

    And yes, I did look in all the check out aisles in the grocery store yesterday for this ridiculous issue of OK magazine, but I couldn’t find it, so I had to read the crazy Robsten article in last week’s OK. *hangs head in shame*

    • i wanna get this issue of OK just got the good fiction reading!

  16. “Your eyes are red
    Your toes are blue
    Boone’s is sweet
    and you’re my KStew”

    Epic. EPIC!

    Please start another blog and write nothing but this kind of delicious fanfic? Many thanks!

  17. “This special treat better not be like the last time when we played “find the submarine” cause that was NOT a submarine!” Kristen called over her shoulder as she went to change into more appropriate attire”

    I have the giggles now :)

  18. Moon,
    All I can say is I love you.

    You and UC make work bearable – and freaking hilarious.

    Mmmm…Pepperoni Hot Pockets.

    • Word.

      Moon, I’m in love with you and UC. You guys totally make my day, and work somewhat bearable….although, I almost got busted snickering and trying to hide my laughter as I read through this whole post this morning. You’re totes incredible (that’s what she said).

    • work’s always better with you can laugh! glad we can help!

  19. Its just so romantic, the boozy lovestruck boy – Rob, the boozy mullety girl – Kstew. A shared love for worn plaid and pretentious novels <3

  20. Is there no end to your talents, Moon? Like Rob you are unfairly gifted. I hope you’ll be posting and updating this on Fanfiction and Twilighted.
    “She was gonna eat my pepperoni and she was gonna like it!” (fans self) That could’ve come right out of The Office.

    When I saw that OK story on my Rob Google alert I was amazed at their audacity. Who actually buys this crap? Not actual fans (I hope) because they should know better than to believe it. Yes, Rob and Kristen, two seemingly very private people, opened their “home” and lives to that bastion of journalistic integrity, OK Magazine. I hear they turned down Architectural Digest and House and Garden, too.

    • put me on your FF alerts!

  21. “No more of this cuddling, getting-into-character shit. She was gonna eat my pepperoni and she was gonna like it!”

    I don’t know where you come up with this stuff… And if you have to get drunk to come up with it, I am on my way to ship you more Boone’s Farm than you can handle!

  22. Can’t breath cuz I’m laughing so HARD!!! Thank’s again for making my day :)

  23. You know how there was past discussion on what could possibly make Rob less sexy?

    This whole story might have done that for me. At least temporarily.

    I need to go look at that Virgin Blue cover…

    • I dunno, Katie! I’m actually thinking pepperoni for breakfast might be nice!

      • But no way in Hale could I go that long without washing my hair. Sick to the nast.

  24. “Boone’s Farm, an underage girl’s Kryptonite.” = New LTR Classic.

  25. Throw in a Beer Pong table and I’d swear this tale was the Holiest of Truths.

  26. I smell a Pulitzer prize for this work of genious. Keep your nose to the keyboard Moon and we will get you on Oprah’s book club.

    YOU get a Moon story, and YOU get a Moon story!

    • id rather have a car!

  27. “Would she let my borrow that shirt? If not, would she know I stole it from her after she passed out on the balcony?” Makes you wonder what else he does after she’s passed out.

    So, funny!!! I saw the article at the store buying Haunted Airman Tuesday night. The absurdity of it caused me to laugh out loud in line. The guy in front of me gave me this “what’s with you?” look, but I ignored him as he was wearing bunny slippers and rubber ducky yellow raincoat (12:30AM at Super Walmart. True story.)

    Now, I have to contend with the coworkers as Moon just caused the giggles all over again.

    • Where you at my Walmart?

      That sounds exactly like what people would wear there except for the guy would be on a electric wheelchair because he was too fat to walk around Walmart w/o getting tired.

      • The scooters must’ve been charging for the night. I was just happy he was wearing pants.

      • The obese people on the scooter thing is my biggest pet peeve. Those scooters are there for the truly handicapped and the elderly. Sorry. It had to be said.

        • TRUTH!

          • AND, who, just who makes the rules that it is acceptable to ride in said scooters with happy bunny pj pants on? In public. It’s those same damn people who ride around with their signal lights on at the first of the month, but they never turn anywhere.

    • you should have taken a pic and sent it to

      • If only I was that quick. I was a little taken aback by the “you are a crazy person” look he was shooting me. I just clutched my new Rob vid and put my head down.

      • Haha, I see those around here all the time! I should take pictures too, bwahaha.

      • Those people of walmart pictures are hilarious. There’s at least 20 of people with mullets….I know someone who would fit right in…. ;)

    • holly already made my suggestion about sending the pic to people of walmart – too bad you weren’t ready with the camera phone! Almost makes me sorry that we don’t have a Walmart within 10 miles of my home. Almost.

  28. Gently worn lingerie….I WAS eating while reading this. *puts down the egg mcmuffin*

    And btw to prove how CLASSY Boone’s is…it’s the first drink I got drunk off of. Freshman year of college. In an army barracks. Mixed with SoCo.

    That night, like KStew, I put the ass in class.

    • you always put the ass in class, Sass!

    • You mixed Boone’s with SoCo??? I can’t decide if I want to gag or go try it out for myself.

    • SEE underage girls dream!! dude boones and soco?! i think i may puke

    • holla for getting drunk in an army barracks!

      not for the soco tho, that stuff is yuckspice

  29. Oh Moon.. You’re such a talented writer. If that piece-of-shit magazine had any brains they would have offered you a weekly (or even better – daily) column. Now they just blew it and took all the credits and they set the bar way to high for themselves and will inevitably crash and burn.

    But, I have a solution. You can rub it in their face by starting your own ADVENTURES OF 2 HOBOS IN DA COUVE – PAYBACK IS A BITCH! column.

  30. “I mean where else can you find a jacuzzi shaped like a champagne glass IN a hotel room?”

    YES! As soon as I saw you reference the Poconos, I KNEW I would need to work the champagne glass jacuzzi into my comment. But then you read my mind and mentioned it for me. So soulmatey.

  31. P.S. Not that I don’t love you dearly, but I’m sporting a fan fic purity ring over here courtesy of a one JanetRigs… and I think that means today’s post is technically off limits for me. Unless joke fic doesn’t count as fan fic? Then I can finish reading…

    • It totally doesn’t count. Read it!

    • I’m going to say that it doesn’t technically count as fanfic because it’s not about Edward and Bella. Plus, it’s definitely worth it!

    • finish reading it you crazy person.

    • Haha! Coming from a non-fan fic-er – it’s fine. (and highly hilarious)

      • Oh ladies, when angstgoddess003 gets published, you non fan-fic-ers are gonna feel silly… she writes as good as that chic that wrote those Twilight books…. (oops, did I just type that out loud???)

        • I believe you! BUT I want my Edward to be a vampire, and my Bella to be a human, and everyone else in the exact same normal/supernatural state they come in Steph’s books – point me in that direction and I will read!

          • Read The Fallout! I mean it!

          • LolaShoes keeps everyone in their “natural state” and she’s good.

          • It’s not a matter of whether they’re vampires or not in the fan fic, it’s just that I like to keep the story as SMeyer intended. Also, I just REALLY don’t need another time suck. Blogs, twitter, AIM/gchat… it’s a miracle I have any life whatsoever (let alone a job).

    • Srsly, people. Give in to the fic. You know you want to.

      • I gave you a thumbs down. Because I don’t want to!

        • Sad face.

    • okokok! I finished reading it. When UC calls you crazy, you do what you’re told…

      It’s brilliant. And if it means giving up my purity ring, then it’s worth it. Anything for Moon’s comedic genius.

    • READ IT you whore! ;)

  32. My faves…

    “They knew me here at Vancouver’s Wear it Again vintage store so they were used to my impromptu trips to see the latest in flannel and vintage concert tees. They knew that even though I wasn’t around in 1983 I would still be understatedly psyched about a Def Leppard tshirt that I could perfectly knot at my waist.”

    “Would she let my borrow that shirt? If not, would she know I stole it from her after she passed out on the balcony?”

    “She was gonna eat my pepperoni and she was gonna like it!” LOL!

    btw, I LMAO at Calliope’s tweet last night about having to store canned goods in the jacuzzi because the pantry was filled with Coke, LOL!

    • I liked all her tweets, I favourited them all, enjoy everybody (I hope she doesn’t mind?):

      CalliopeBlabs Rob: whenever Taylor comes to visit this is the ONLY room he’ll hang out in. OKmag: the gym?
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs Rob: this is Kristen’s room where she dresses up in pink and sprays perfume K: *slams door shut* YOU WILL NOT PRINT THAT *gives bitchface*
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs K: this is our bar room. friday’s we hire people 2 come in here & give it the “authentic” atmosphere… we pay extra for fake bar fights.
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs Rob: this is the picture room… we’ve collected all our angst ridden photographs here… to remind of us of Kristen’s WANT
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs OKMag: is that a jail cell/torture chamber? K: yes OKmag: & is that a naked pic of rob in there? K: yes i’m trying 2 lure Nikki in there…
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs R: this room right here is empty now… but i’ve got plans to install an In-N-Out burger in here.
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs R&K: and we can’t show you this room. OK: why not? R&K: it’s the PLAID ROOM, you can’t go in unless you are wearing plaid.
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs so true. RT @KStew411: #visitstoRobandKrisplace K: And this is the biggest room in the whole house. We keep our chucks in here.
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs K: and we are using the jacuzzi to house all the can’s of chef boyRdee spaghetti… bc the pantry closet is full of coke.
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs #visit2R&KsPlace R: this used to be the bathroom but we are currently using the shower as a trophy room….
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs R: that’s our bong collection… we color coded them for different moods days. that way we just KNOW how the other is feeling.
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs K: *while knitting* this room here… is the nursery R: i thought you said it was going to be for the puppy? K: yeah… haha… of course…
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs r: umm…this room is the…K!? what the hell is this room? K: *scratches head* no effing clue OKmag: umm that’s the laundry room R&K: what?
      about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

      CalliopeBlabs k: please ignore the empty heinikens&dominos… we can’t let the cleaning ladies in bc rob has 2 live in at least 1/8″ of filth at all time

      CaliopeBlabs the ok magazine crap is cracking me up… i can just picture the “tour” of the palatial suite …

    • calliope rules!!!!!!!

  33. “After we scarfed down our meal of crispy, crunchy, tender flakey crusts I wiped the remaining grease off my hands on the white bearskin rug. She must have thought this was hella sexy because she shook her head at me.” LMAO!!!!!
    I loved this too: “Your eyes are red, Your toes are blue, Boone’s is sweet, and you’re my KStew-” I had tears running down my face after that poem!!! :)

    I think the OK story is a bunch of shit, personally. I don’t understand how they can print all the stupid things they print. Just not getting it. Do they think that people really believe it? I guess they must since they keep doing it.

  34. I have tears streaming down my face. That was BRILLIANT! “She was gonna eat my pepperoni and she was gonna like it!” might be the greatest line ever.

    And I’d totally be your beta. Among my skills, I know more slang words for the male anatomy than anyone rightly should.

    • my soul mate! let’s compare slang!

      • Haha! Yes! Soul mate, indeed. Well… there’s always baloney pony, tonsil tickler, baby maker, purple-headed yogurt slinger, engorgement (when I’m feeling classy)… but my favorite will always be wiener… because I can’t say it without giggling. And I think I’m going to have to add “pepperoni” into my repertoire.

  35. Moon, I’ve said it 100 times, but you’ve outdone yourself in the funny AGAIN!

    Maybe you SHOULD start writing fan fic, clearly you have a knack… :-)

  36. I am humbled by your brilliance, dearest Moon. oh, you should so load this on Twilighted (cause FanficNet does not accept real life fics. Why do I know this? Not sure…

    • awaiting verification…

  37. That was amazing.

    As soon as I read “home cooked meal,” I was praying that it would be hot pockets. Not only was it hot pockets, it was pepperoni (so much better than chicken and broccoli). “She was gonna eat my pepperoni and she was gonna like it!” Best line from a fanfic that references hot pockets and gently used lingerie of all time. Of all time. Thank you, Moon.

  38. See, Moon. You should always take my advice. This has become my favy post of yours yet.

    Also, everyone else, I made 3 videos of myself reading this. I was a teeeeeny bit intoxicated. I wore minnie mouse ears & big glasses. And no one will EVER see it (besides Moon… who I’m pretty sure loved the videos…. RIGHT?!)

    • Wait, wait wait… You made a reaction video to Moon’s fanfic?? While drunk and wearing minnie mouse ears and big glasses?? And you’re NOT going to share??? You are just a big tease!

    • No Kidding….UC you can’t tease us like that – you need to show us!

    • i left you comments on said videos!

      yes next time i will agree when you tell me to write a fanfic! riiiight

    • Watching your reaction videos could be one of our activities when you have all of us over for a sleepover. After we play pin the sparklepeen on the cardboard Edward.

      Just a suggestion.

  39. There are so many “win” quotes from this piece I can’t even pick my favs… Absolutely freakin hilarious….
    I don’t have anything clever to say…. just-
    Awesome job Moon.

  40. That was wickedly, deliciously funny but now I’m craving Hot Pockets.

    • And Boone’s, right? haha

  41. Question: is it really necessary to specify that there is no fanfic contest, that you didn’t send this in to OK! and that you didn’t write a one shot ROBSTEN fanfic…? REALLY?! ;)

    For reals, Moon. I think you might have a new career here… Author of Robsten fanfic. I’d buy it. The way you get into character… I mean… WOW. Can’t wait for future episodes in the Life and Times of KStew and RPattz.

    • YES it was necessary… the emails and comment we get tell me we HAVE to explain stuff sometimes. sadly!

  42. I gasped when I saw that magazine cover! But then realized it’s OK magazine so then I felt better after that! :-)

    I love your fanfic! :-) Sounds just like them too, especially Kstew….gently used lingerie. Haha. That is just nasty. Those used lingerie should be thrown out! :-)

  43. Do they actually make sales off that? Who would buy a magazine cause it said that on the cover? Its obviously a lie.. Ughh.. I hate tabloid lies..

  44. I read this a couple of hours ago, but just now had time to comment. I have not stopped laughing for 2 hours! EPIC WIN, MOON!

    P.S. Please write some real fanfic. DO IT!

    P.P.S. Wow, ‘real fanfic’ is like, the biggest oxymoron ever.

  45. Brilliant!!!
    Just PLAID brilliant.

    Thank you Moon.

  46. Moon, You’re so frick’n hilarious!
    This is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time!

  47. Favorite post EVER!

    I was totally chuckle house after that! :)

  48. Um, you really should consider writing some fanfic, that was about the funniest shit I have read in a loooong time. And y’all know how much fanfic I read…

    Seriously, this might be my most favorite post ever!

  49. Love you guys so much right now. Can we have the next installment….

    • rob and kstew wake up with a hangover?

      • no, no, kstew finds out shes miraculously pregnant, cos you know, jacuzzi temp is the perfect temp for swimmers and rob rubbed one out in there thinking about the plaid shirt, while she was asleep.

        • Glee reference? If so, you are A-MAY-ZING! <3 hahaha!

  50. Is it strange for me to think if Robsten were real, I could totally see it going down this way? Hot Pockets and Boone’s…a plethora of plaid…KStew being standoff-ish, etc. This was brilliant and I am awed by your greatness, Moon.

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“Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.” –author unknown

“When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.” –Norman Lear

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“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” — Mahatma Gandhi

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“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise we harden”
–Johann von Goethe

Do you feel like you’re stuck in a rut? Are you caught up in the same old routine day after day and feel like you’re getting nowhere? Do you feel like you are capable of having more, doing more, and being more?

Our lives are full of repetitious activities from eating to sleeping to brushing our teeth. We travel to work on the same roads, or train, or bus day after day. We take the same elevator, we encounter the same people, we do the same work, we go home, eat, sleep and start all over again. Some repetition is useful and necessary – too much seems to lead to the formation of a rut.

Whenever I start to feel like I’m in a rut I change things up a little. I’ll throw a party, go out with a friend I haven’t seen in awhile, set new goals, go someplace I haven’t been before, find a new recipe to cook, change how I exercise, or learn something new. I don’t like being bored. What do you do to get out of a rut? If you feel like you’re stuck in a rut then keep reading.

How To Get Out of a Rut:

1 – First realize that you are actually stuck in a rut. Coming home from work everyday and just vegging in front of the tv until you go to sleep is a good indicator that you are in a rut.

2 – Figure out the source of your rut. Look at the areas of your life you consider ruts – what activity did you do repetitively that got you into the rut? Why was it a good thing at first and not good now?

3 – Do you want to get out of the rut?

But if we say we don’t like the rut – are we sure we really want it to go away? We must sometimes examine the reasons for our ruts. It may be there to protect us from some pain we perceive that the effort to change would cause.

Most of us don’t change (behaviors, attitudes, relationships) until the pain gets great enough. This doesn’t need to be physical pain – psychological and emotional pain can cause us to change as well. The desire to get out of a rut – in our relationships, our jobs, our free time – will only motivate us when the alternatives become unattractive enough.

So your first task in rut busting is to honestly ask yourself if the pain you feel is sufficient to move you in some other direction. If the answer is “no” then the next task is to begin to add reasons to change. Start a list – write down as many reasons as you can to change and a second list of reasons to let things remain “as is.” -Hal Warfield, “Rut Busting: How You Got Into a Rut and How to Get Out”

4 – Embrace Change.

“If you don’t like something change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” –Maya Angelou

Unfortunately, most people hate change, and despise it with a passion. But, life is always in the process of change. There is nothing in life that is stagnant. We are either in the process of growth or in the process of decay.

Look what happens to a fruit after it reaches it’s ripest stage… it rots.

Change is the only thing that is constant in life. It’s always happening, and we are either moving forward in life or we are moving backward.

Life is all about change and there is no escaping it. Change is good, and a person is the most happy when he or she is working toward a goal. That’s why “success” is not a destination to be reached. “Success” is the journey! And, along the journey there will obviously be change.

Who really wants to experience a life without a challenge? Be honest, how bored would you be with nothing to strive toward? -Daniel N. Brown, “How To Get Out of a Rut”

5 – Define what inspires you.

There’s a big difference between taking action out of inspiration versus desperation. What are you good at? What are you doing when you feel most fulfilled? What would you do for absolutely free? What moves you emotionally? When you answer these questions you’ll begin to uncover the things that inspire you. Maybe you feel you’re working a dead-end job in a field you’re not passionate about, but love sports and have always dreamed of working in athletics. Then apply for assistant coaching positions or coach a Little League team. Do it because you love it, not for the money. The money will come if you consistently act out of inspiration. An inspired individual enthusiastically rises every morning ready to face the day head-on, knowing that challenges and obstacles are nothing more than speed bumps along the road to success, wealth and fulfillment. You must first get clear on what moves you and you’ll see your life start to head in an exciting new direction. -James Ray, “5 Steps to Get Out of a Rut”

6 – Develop a plan of action against the rut.

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” –Benjamin Disraeli

– Set goals

– Set challenges

– Set clear intentions – Goals are finish lines, but intention is the process of achievement. An intention has resolve, discipline and commitment. Once you’ve established what truly inspires and moves you, the next step is to set a clear intention to guide your unconscious mind. Be specific. How many pounds do you want to lose in the next 90 days? How much money do you want to earn over the next year? How many dates do you want to go on over the next two months? Then envision what your life will look like once you’ve achieved your intention. When you create a strong enough reason within you, you get it done. Understanding this gives you the edge – but applying it will yank you out of your rut. -James Ray

7 – Stay Positive. Feed your brain positive information. Focus on the present. Don’t spend time regretting the past. Learn to manage your thoughts. Don’t keep complaining. Keep your attention focused on your intention.

8 – Action. Do something different. Try new things. Learn a new skill. Spend time with enthusiastic people.

– Creative activities such as art, music, and writing can be very stress relieving and give you an outlet to express yourself.

– Join a club, engage in new tasks at work, exercise, try a new exercise, read articles or books about others who have achieved great things, learn a new hobby, take lessons, read books on the subject, connect with people with a similar passion, turn off the television, go back to school, sleep more, eat better/healthier, find new recipes to try, try different ethnic foods, try new restaurants, do something for other people, volunteer, incorporate humor, look at things from a different perspective, hire a coach, get counseling, learn time management, learn stress management.

9 – Express Gratitude for all you currently have in your life.

Gratitude is an extremely powerful force. It ramps up your energy levels, puts you in a positive head space and makes what you want in life rush toward you with great intensity. Regardless of your current income, present physical health or success in relationships, you have a thousand reasons to be thankful. When you focus on what you’re grateful for and express gratitude daily for all that you’ve been gifted, the universe will respond with continuously expanding opportunity. -James Ray

10 – Take enthusiastic action each and every day.

It’s not enough to simply think and feel that you’re ready to get out of your rut. You have to go 3-for-3 with your thoughts, feelings and actions all firing in alignment. Fate favors the bold — so act boldly. It’s important that you live from your outcome versus moving toward it. What would a person in top physical condition eat today? What would a multi-millionaire read and what types of people would he communicate with? Once you’re clear on what it is that you want in life, and act with resolve every single day, you’ll generate previously inconceivable results and your life will become a great adventure. -James Ray

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“Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.” –Christian D. Larsen

“To earn more, you must learn more.” –Brian Tracy

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Here’s a little food for thought today —

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” –Buddha

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”

“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.” –Johann von Goethe

“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you’re ready or not, to put this plan into action.” –Napoleon Hill

“Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.” –Napoleon Hill

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Is there something you’re procrastinating on doing today? Or any day for that matter. One of the things that has been on my “To Do” list for a couple of days is to create an editorial calendar for my blog posts. It’s part of an assignment for the 31 Day Build a Better Blog challenge (sponsored by ProBlogger http://www.problogger.net) that I’m participating in with my blogging buddies — Delicacte Flower http://delicacies.wordpress.com and Digital Citizen http://digitalcitizen.ca . How timely that I should receive an email this morning about procrastination. The catchy title caught my attention. The email was about a book on procrastination titled “Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time,” by Brian Tracy.

There’s an old saying that says…”If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is eat a live frog, then nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day!” Well, I can still think of a few worse things…but you get the point.

Brian Tracy says that your “frog” should be the most difficult item on your things to do list, the one you’re most likely to procrastinate on; because, if you eat that first, it’ll give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day. But, if you don’t…and let him sit there on the plate and stare at you while you do a hundred unimportant things, it can drain your energy and you won’t even know it. Hmmm, maybe some of us have too many frogs on our plate at one time and that’s why we’re feeling overwhelmed. Check out the cute video and then read the book excerpt below the video:

Here’s an excerpt from “Eat That Frog!” that I received from Simple Truths http://simpletruths.com. It’s a small sampling in Brian’s chapter titled: Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything. Enjoy!

The 80/20 Rule is one of the most helpful of all concepts of time and life management. It is also called the “Pareto Principle” after its founder, the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who first wrote about it in 1895. Pareto noticed that people in his society seemed to divide naturally into what he called the “vital few”, the top 20 percent in terms of money and influence, and the “trivial many”, the bottom 80 percent.

He later discovered that virtually all economic activity was subject to this principle as well. For example, this principle says that 20 percent of your activities will account for 80 percent of your results, 20 percent of your customers will account for 80 percent of your sales, 20 percent of your products or services will account for 80 percent of your profits, 20 percent of your tasks will account for 80 percent of the value of what you do, and so on. This means that if you have a list of ten items to do, two of those items will turn out to be worth five or ten times or more than the other eight items put together.

Number of Tasks versus Importance of Tasks
Here is an interesting discovery. Each of the ten tasks may take the same amount of time to accomplish. But one or two of those tasks will contribute five or ten times the value of any of the others. Often, one item on a list of ten tasks that you have to do can be worth more than all the other nine items put together. This task is invariably the frog that you should eat first.

Focus on Activities, Not Accomplishments
The most valuable tasks you can do each day are often the hardest and most complex. But the payoff and rewards for completing these tasks efficiently can be tremendous. For this reason, you must adamantly refuse to work on tasks in the bottom 80 percent while you still have tasks in the top 20 percent left to be done.

Before you begin work, always ask yourself, “Is this task in the top 20 percent of my activities or in the bottom 80 percent?” The hardest part of any important task is getting started on it in the first place. Once you actually begin work on a valuable task, you will be naturally motivated to continue. A part of your mind loves to be busy working on significant tasks that can really make a difference. Your job is to feed this part of your mind continually.

Motivate Yourself
Just thinking about starting and finishing an important task motivates you and helps you to overcome procrastination. Time management is really life management, personal management. It is really taking control of the sequence of events. Time management is having control over what you do next. And you are always free to choose the task that you will do next. Your ability to choose between the important and the unimportant is the key determinant of your success in life and work.

Effective, productive people discipline themselves to start on the most important task that is before them. They force themselves to eat that frog, whatever it is. As a result, they accomplish vastly more than the average person and are much happier as a result. This should be your way of working as well.

Other good links for Eat That Frog!:

To see all 21 ways to stop procrastinating here is a good summary:

Eat That Frog! book excerpt from amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/1576751988#

Brian Tracy website: http://www.briantracy.com/

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Have you ever noticed that your life is filled with ups and downs? It is never all ups or all downs. Last week I was at the Barnes and Noble just looking around when I saw this book on one of the display tables — “Peaks and Valleys: Making Good and Bad Times Work For You — At Work and In Life” by bestselling author Spencer Johnson. Interesting title I thought. I just glanced at it and kept on walking. Well something pulled me back. I had read this author before and like his work and writing style. So I bought the book and a couple days later sat down and read it in one sitting. It’s an easy read, only 101 pages.

Anyways, the book is a story about a guy who lives unhappily in a valley, who wants to get to “the Peak.” He meets a wise old man who lives on a peak and it changes his work and life forever. The old man tells him that all our lives are full of peaks and valleys. He likens it to our heartbeat. “Like a healthy heartbeat, your personal Peaks and Valleys are an essential part of a normal, healthy life. So are the Plateaus, if they are times of healthy rest when you take stock of what is happening and pause to think about what to do next. Peaks and Valleys are not just the good and bad times that happen to you. They are also how you feel inside and respond to outside events.” So, he goes on to say that we can make good use of our time in the Valley. There are valuable lessons to be learned in the Valley and, you can’t stay on the Peak if you are not prepared. Even though the old man lives on the peak, he goes down into the valley from time to time for provisions. He says that both physical peaks and valleys, and personal Peaks and Valleys are connected. How? He says…”The errors you make in today’s good times create tomorrow’s bad times. And the wise things you do in today’s bad times create tomorrow’s good times. People who use a Peaks and Valleys approach during bad times make things better when they return to basics, and concentrate on what matters most.” If you look back over the course of your life I’m sure you can see the Peaks and Valleys. I know I can. He says…”the path out of the valley appears when you choose to see things differently.”

At first after reading the book I thought — cute story. But like with most everything I read, I see if it can be applied to my life. The answer is yes. Can it be applied to your life? Probably. I’ll let you be the judge of that. Buy the book if you want to know more. He’s got tips for you in these areas:

– To manage your good and bad times
– To get out of the Valley sooner
– To stay on the Peak longer
– To get to your next Peak
– To help People

To learn more about Peaks and Valleys visit their website www.PeaksAndValleysTheBook.com

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