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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Dear Dad…
Thursday, May 15th, 2008A friend of mine posted this joke on her LiveJournal. It made me laugh so I thought I’d pass it along:
A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made, and everything was picked up.
Then, he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed, ‘Dad.’ With the worst premonition, he opened it and read the letter, with trembling hands.
Dear Dad,
It is with great regret and sorrow that I’m writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend, cos I wanted to avoid a scene with Mum and you. I’ve been finding real passion with Stacy, and she is so nice, but I know you would not approve of her, because of all her piercings’, tattoos, her tight Motorcycle clothes, and because she is so much older than I am.
But it’s not only the passion, Dad. She’s pregnant. Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods, and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We also share a dream of having many more children.
Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn’t really hurt anyone. We’ll be growing it for ourselves, and trading it with the other people in the commune, for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we’ll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS, so Stacy can get better. She sure deserves it!!
Don’t worry Dad, I’m 15, and I know how to take care of myself. One day, I’m sure we will come back to visit . . then you will be able to get to know your many grandchildren.
Love, your son, Joshua.
P.S.
Dad, none of the above is true. I’m over at Jason’s house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the school report that’s on my desk.
I love you! Call when it is safe for me to come home.
The Girl Had Come Undone
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008He who hesitates is lost.
Truer words were never spoken. A few weeks back, plane tickets to Pittsburgh were about $89. Now, they’re up to $109. Sure, that’s only twenty dollars, but it’s twenty dollars each way, which is really $40 extra. Granted, that’s still a decent price (for someone trying to hop a plane to another state with only a week’s notice), but I just don’t have that kind of cash flow right now.
Argh! Stubborn woman! If’ I’d only bought the tickets when they were cheaper and not hesitated, I could have crashed one of the Romantic Times Booklover’s Convention Parties… uh, I mean attended as someone’s honored guest. *evil snicker*
Maybe that’s what I get, for trying to crash a party I didn’t pay full price to attend. It’s really kind of silly to go all the way to Pittsburgh to go to a dinner party when I couldn’t shell out the necessary funds to do the entire workshop. But it sort of feels like missing prom. Not to mention, I had my eye set on that Ellora’s Cave Hollywood party. And all the cool kids will be there without me. *sniff*
I do have the time off of work, so I figured, I’d leave town for a while. Head into the city, visit family, maybe hop the subway and visit the museums. As I started to daydream about all the artifacts and paintings, my mind stumbled upon a genius idea… *be warned*
In order to make myself feel better, I’ll hold a little Extravaganza of my own. Start shopping ladies. Next week, from Wednesday-Friday, Twisted Fairytale is holding a ball. There will be three themed nights which means the possibilities are endless!
Wednesday Night- Masque of the Red Death: In honor of Edgar Allan Poe (one of my favorite writers of all time). This masquerade is all about color. Be bold, be daring, be memorable. Remember, at a masquerade, mystery is the name of the game. It’s all about the details. Keep to the more traditional styles, with a dark twist. Think, Goblin Ball, from the awesome movie Labyrinth! (Come on, you all know how obsessed I am with that movie, why are you surprised?). Best costume of the night will be featured on the blog!
Thursday Night- Through the Looking Glass: Your favorite tales, turned upside down! Be creative! Sure Disney Princesses are fun, but so are lesser known tales. Who will be one of the Seven Dancing Princesses? Or Hansel and Gretel? Or the naked Emperor who thinks he has new clothes?! Ha ha. (If you plan on being the Emperor, just warn us first). I call dibs on the Queen of Hearts.
Best costume featured on the blog!
Friday Night- Gods and Goddesses: Draw inspiration from mythology! Come in full costume and tell us a bit about yourself. What are your powers? What’s your story? Is it classic mythology or have you added a twist? Any lovers? If so, how many?
I want to know! Most interesting tale featured on the blog!
I may also have a giveaway or two. Maybe some books or a giftcard. I haven’t decided yet. I’ll let you know as we get closer.
Feel free to spread the word! Anyone you know not going to the convention? Send them this way and we’ll party all night long. I plan on hiring a few of the Midnight Moon Cafe’s bartenders (if they’ll let me). 
Speaking of MMC, they’ve awarded Twisted Fairytale with the Excellent Blog Award!!!!!
Isn’t that neat? Tempest, Cora, Cassandra: you ladies were the first to truly make me feel welcome in the blog-o-sphere. Your blog is a wealth of information, new books, new authors, shifter goodness, and of course, sexy males! Thanks for the shoutout and for always making me feel at home! *smooches*
I’ve blabbed long enough. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Grievances? On second thought, keep the grievances to yourselves.
A Dead Giveaway
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
I totally stole this from LiveJournal. It’s a fun television meme that’s going around and I had such a kick with it, I had to bring it into the blogosphere. It’s definitely more interactive than the rest, so, there’s no ‘tagging’ per-se. If you want to play, you just PLAY! The shows can be recent or older. So don’t limit yourself only to what’s on television now.
I’m looking forward to this! It’ll clue me in on how much television you guys watch. Ha ha.
So here we go:
#1. Pick 15 of your favourite TV shows.
#2. Go to IMDB, and find a quote from each show.
#3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
#4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the show.
#5. No googling / using IMDB search functions!
1. Look, our forefathers died for the “pursuit of happiness,” okay? Not for the “sit around and wait of happiness.” Now if you want, we can go to the same bar, drink the same beer, talk to the same people every day or you can lick the Liberty Bell. You can grab life by the crack and lick the crap out of it.
2. ...And bam! The shine’s off the apple. And that’s when you find out that that pretty little girl you married isn’t a pretty little girl at all. No, she’s a man-eater. And I’m not talking about the “whoa-whoa, here she comes” kind of man-eater.
3. I love you so much I’m going to take you behind the middle school and get you pregnant.
4. In the wild, there is no health care. In the wild, health care is, “Ow, I hurt my leg. I can’t run. A lion eats me and I’m dead.” Well, I’m not dead. I’m the lion, you’re dead.
5. Because I am aloof, introverted, and unsociable so there, I answered one.
6. That’s a little paranoid, don’t you think? I mean the whole world doesn’t revolve around you.
7. Do you have any idea what it’s like to go through puberty backwards? Yeah, it’s true. There are only two known cases, me and Dick Clark.
8. I love it more than I love taffy… and I’m a man who loves his taffy.
9. I like school… it’s a good way to kill time between weekends.
10. It starts with the tattoos. Once you get the ink, it’s just a matter of time before you’re begging to be tied up and spanked.
11. All I wanted was a second honeymoon, and now the floor is made of lava.
12. Sometimes I look in the mirror and I’m not sure it’s me looking back.
13. I don’t know. This here’s a spectacle that might warrant a moment’s consideration.
14. Oh, you’d like that, wouldn’t you? Dance monkey, dance!
15. I asked you not to use the word ‘zombie’. It’s disrespectful. Stumbling around, squawking for brains—that’s not how they do. And ‘undead’? Nobody wants to be un-anything. Why begin a statement with a negative? It’s like saying ‘I don’t disagree.’ Just say you agree.
Happy Weekend Everyone!
