This weekend was one of my two long weekends per month, which happily coincided with earthdotprime‘s visit, hereafter referred to as M’ris. I started stalking M’ris on the tubes sometime in…2006, I think. I’m not even sure anymore, it’s like I’m some sort of insidious worm that finds one interesting livejournal and all of a sudden I am friends with half that person’s friends. Anyway, M’ris and I have since separately determined that the other one is either not Internet Crazy or at least crazy in a highly entertaining, most likely non-lethal way, and that we should definitely meet when she was in town. M’ris was at least crazy enough to entrust her life to the terrifying garbagewagon, and so we set off on the road for adventure. The day started off with auspicious signage, portending awesome. 
Our first stop was the giant metal Lenin, which M’ris promptly scaled. 
Our second stop was the Fremont Troll, where we witnessed dudes climbing up and flashing gang signs for photographs; we both openly mocked them, and M’ris confessed that she’d never been able to make the Bloods gang sign that apparently everyone learns at summer camp. I spent a few minutes trying to rearrange my sausage fingers into the appropriate arrangement before I realized it was probably not a good idea with y’know, actual gang members hanging around. 
As soon as they left, we realized we had our theme for the day: Climbing things and flashing gang signs. 
Here is where I suggested M’ris find a way to slide down the face and straddle the nose. She began contemplating it, and I began to fear that I’d underestimated her potential craziness and exactly how I was going to explain her cracked skull to the internet at large. 
I’m not going to lie: When she found a way to do it, I was both impressed AND jealous. Here she is as a human Q-tip. 
I have determined that more pictures need to be taken of me straddling things, throwing the horns, and it might be my new Thing. 
M’ris is gang-signing, I’m picking the troll’s nose. As you do. Then it was time for some tree-climbing action! 
Keeping strong with our theme. After tree-climbing, it was time to visit Archie McPhee, because there is never NOT a good time to buy pickle-shaped band-aids. I love double-negatives. 
The Mac & Cheese one cracks me up every time I see it. 
M’ris was almost attacked by penguins, but then it was determined that we were all in the same gang, so everything was cool, dawgyo. 
“Please don’t touch me, I am very expensive and short-tempered”: This is a sign I should probably be wearing, myself. 
If anyone loves me, they will buy that tacky Sasquatch painting for me. It will hang on the wall next to my Baba Rama Nana! 
Totally plotting to kill one another. 
I really, really wanted to buy one of these cockroaches for Napoleon to battle, but the wires in the legs gave me pause, because the last thing I want is a dog with a broken tooth. 
I totally don’t even care if I have lice now from trying on wigs and hats. Don’t even care. All of that battling works up an appetite, and thus, we went to the Lunchbox Laboratory and executed experiments in deliciousness and pants-expansion. 
After lunch, we took a bit of a roundabout way back to the car and happened upon a bus stop painted by people on drugs. 
ONE OF THESE PAINTINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS. ONE OF THESE PAINTINGS DOES NOT BELONG. We then drove to visit Bruce & Brandon Lee’s graves, only neither one of us managed to determine whereabouts in the cemetary they might be beforehand, so there was a lot of driving around and “I think Brandon’s is a big black twisty headstone. Like, beveled and twisty.” and backing around a corner praying to Cthulhu that I wouldn’t veer off and accidentally back over a headstone and once and for all destroy any chance I ever had at becoming President Mellzah. As it turns out, their graves are hidden behind bushes and we only found them via a stroke of luck. 
All in all, a very, very awesome day.
Two girls with similar names, similar games, and no shame
You.Are.So.Much.Fun!
FUN!
Thank you for adding so much craziness and life to my friends list. I weep for not living close to you to go out and do things with you.
FUN, I say!
I’m blushing over here!
Yes, but in a fun way!
Well, if you are ever up in this area, I promise you it will be SHENANIGANS TIME. 🙂
I’ve always wanted to visit Seattle, but not when it is cold. Maybe in the summertime or early fall.
I’m up for SHENANIGANS TIME. 🙂 Bring it, baby!
August is usually pretty glorious here.
August is probably the only time I could come because I’m trying to get into summer school to be a teacher.
I might have to go over to kayak.com
August is probably the only time I could come because I’m trying to get into summer school to be a teacher.
I might have to go over to kayak.com
August is usually pretty glorious here.
I’ve always wanted to visit Seattle, but not when it is cold. Maybe in the summertime or early fall.
I’m up for SHENANIGANS TIME. 🙂 Bring it, baby!
Well, if you are ever up in this area, I promise you it will be SHENANIGANS TIME. 🙂
Yes, but in a fun way!
I’m blushing over here!
You.Are.So.Much.Fun!
FUN!
Thank you for adding so much craziness and life to my friends list. I weep for not living close to you to go out and do things with you.
FUN, I say!
beauty and joy.
beauty and joy.
I don’t think those are so much GANG signs as they are PEACE signs. Unless you’re in a Hippie gang. Which is actually kind of a terrifying thought in of itself.
And thank you for allowing me to relive anew the fresh horror of that giant troll head.
We’re in a Punk Rock Fuck You gang. I decided it, just now.
YOU LOVE THE TROLL. ADMIT IT.
We’re in a Punk Rock Fuck You gang. I decided it, just now.
YOU LOVE THE TROLL. ADMIT IT.
Obviously, you are unfamiliar with founding fathers Churchill and Nixon. V is for FUCK YOU.
Specifically, “fuck you Hitler” in Winston’s case, and “fuck you America” in Nixon’s.
“Fuck you, Corey Feldman” in mine.
You might have to explain to Ed who Corey Feldman is.
The root of all that is unholy and wrong?
The root of all that is unholy and wrong?
I’ll deal with you later, M’ris.
I just can’t imagine anyone wanting to fuck him.
I love it when you idly threaten me.
Does that help?
I can’t help it if I’m lazy.
Perhaps I should have said, “I don’t really want to imagine anyone who’d fuck him”.
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
I’m glad I could kill that dream for you.
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
I’m going to run out of dreams for you to crush, at this rate. What will you do next B-Fest?
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
Sit next to Ray.
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
Yeah, that’s gonna punish me more than you.
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
Yeah, that’s gonna punish me more than you.
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
Sit next to Ray.
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
I’m going to run out of dreams for you to crush, at this rate. What will you do next B-Fest?
Re: I can't help it if I'm lazy.
I’m glad I could kill that dream for you.
I can’t help it if I’m lazy.
Perhaps I should have said, “I don’t really want to imagine anyone who’d fuck him”.
Re: I love it when you idly threaten me.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
Re: I love it when you idly threaten me.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
I love it when you idly threaten me.
Does that help?
I’ll deal with you later, M’ris.
I just can’t imagine anyone wanting to fuck him.
You might have to explain to Ed who Corey Feldman is.
“Fuck you, Corey Feldman” in mine.
Specifically, “fuck you Hitler” in Winston’s case, and “fuck you America” in Nixon’s.
fancy meeting you here!
fancy meeting you here!
Obviously, you are unfamiliar with founding fathers Churchill and Nixon. V is for FUCK YOU.
I don’t think those are so much GANG signs as they are PEACE signs. Unless you’re in a Hippie gang. Which is actually kind of a terrifying thought in of itself.
And thank you for allowing me to relive anew the fresh horror of that giant troll head.
sweetness… Archie McPhee’s is the home of shenanigans!! Love that place. Never been to the Lee graves though… I suppose I have to fulfill my ‘tourist’ duties and find out where the heck they are so I can take people when they visit.
Here. Have an easier time of it than we did. 🙂
thanks! was it nice to see? everyone asks me about it but I don’t know what the big deal is… it’s just a tombstone.
I think you just answered that question for yourself; it’s nice to see if it’s important to you to see it.
I think you just answered that question for yourself; it’s nice to see if it’s important to you to see it.
thanks! was it nice to see? everyone asks me about it but I don’t know what the big deal is… it’s just a tombstone.
Here. Have an easier time of it than we did. 🙂
sweetness… Archie McPhee’s is the home of shenanigans!! Love that place. Never been to the Lee graves though… I suppose I have to fulfill my ‘tourist’ duties and find out where the heck they are so I can take people when they visit.
1. Did they put up that “Do Not Climb On” sign when they saw you guys coming?
2. Do they periodically de-graffiti the troll?
3. And are there fries next to that hamburger or something else?
I like to think that it was specifically for us; that our theme spread wildly among the general populace.
I’m guessing they do, given that I’ve never seen pictures of the troll graffiti’d before and it CAN’T BE a new idea.
Those are tater tots with rosemary sea salt!
Tater tots: “Well, isn’t THIS posh?”
Tater tots: “Well, isn’t THIS posh?”
I like to think that it was specifically for us; that our theme spread wildly among the general populace.
I’m guessing they do, given that I’ve never seen pictures of the troll graffiti’d before and it CAN’T BE a new idea.
Those are tater tots with rosemary sea salt!
1. Did they put up that “Do Not Climb On” sign when they saw you guys coming?
2. Do they periodically de-graffiti the troll?
3. And are there fries next to that hamburger or something else?
Love the masks. Classic ultraman looks good in a leopard print fez! (But wouldn’t anyone?)
I can confirm that a leopard print fez makes any visage more attractive!
I can confirm that a leopard print fez makes any visage more attractive!
Love the masks. Classic ultraman looks good in a leopard print fez! (But wouldn’t anyone?)
Not even one explosion? I’m disappointed. :p
Nothing that I’m willing to publicize. 😛
Nothing that I’m willing to publicize. 😛
Not even one explosion? I’m disappointed. :p
So, I just went back to this, only to JUST NOTICE (besides how badly borked those imported comments are)
1) SOME DOUCHECANOE put a TapOut cap on Bruce Lee’s grave. WHAT THE FUCK.
2) Corey Feldman is totally in our gang.
Yeah, any entry with more than a couple comments had them all doubled on import, and nested comments have it the worst. I’m slowly working my way through them and cleaning them up but it’s a monster job. If Corey Feldman is in our gang, does this mean that I get to beat up on him but call it friendly?