We're famous.

Oh hey. Remember when my family was the face of AIPAC?

Either we were the most attractive people at the conference (yes), or this picture most embodied "friends and family". The fact that a possible-rabbi/stranger is also in the picture only enhances the "friends" aspect. This picture also works well because we are all already signed up for PC 2013 (although I cannot vouch for possible-rabbi)!

Run out the clock.

Because I love you, here are some additional awesome websites to while away your hours at work.

• Animals Talking in All Caps: Just what it sounds like. And it is pretty awesome. Example: 

At the very least, there are cute pictures of animals, right? 

• Vintage Gal: Old-timey pictures. Maybe you'll get a new hairdo idea? 

• Old Films: Film student blogs about all manner of movie-related things. Also some old-timey photos. 
• Ugly Renaissance Babies: You KNOW I love this one. Hilarious commentary on mostly Jesus-related paintings. 
• I'm Remembering: Pictures/videos of amazing 80's and early 90's stuff. You will not be able to stop looking through this one. (Sidenote: I had this Sesame Street Doctor Kit and we recently watched a home video where I am using the stethoscope to listen to my mom's stomach prior to the birth of my little sister. It did not work and I wasn't happy about it.)

For even MORE ideas, check out this recently released list of the best blogs of 2011. Let me know if you find other goodies! Happy time wasting!

happy bird-day.

First off, thanks to ALL for a truly amazing, wonderful, fantastic birthday. Thank you for the wall posts, dinners, tweets, emails, texts, drinks, cards, calls and other forms of love. I would be no where without the love and support of my friends and family. Secondly, I have to advertise some of the awesome presents I received from my people! 

1. Photojojo set of three iPhone lenses: 

2. Banana Republic metallic scarf: 

3. New Shel Silverstein book (poems published following his death):

4. Letter writing "Hi There" notepad: 

5. Magnetic nail polish:

6. Nail Art book (with six nail polishes!): 

I cannot thank everyone enough for the wonderfulness of my birthday. If the last few months are any indication, I am confident that the new year will be phenomenal. 

there's a new mug in town.

or, on my desk. go blue!
and thanks to the sister for a terrific weekend.

undefeated.

looks like my sister is really an athlete... and undefeated! woo woo!

my sister rules.

as you may or may not know, my sister is a coxswain on the U of M rowing team. (yea, she's pretty awesome.) she just got back from spring training in tampa, and i wanted to share this article with you about their success!

(p.s. - this is not a picture of her, but i'll post one when i get it!)

need plans for the weekend?

yes, a weekend has just ended, but that's the best time to start pondering your plans for the upcoming weekend! we're all workin' for the weekend anyhow, right?

anyhow, thanks to a's brilliant detective work (and general ability to just be in shul), we've discovered that SCHLOCK ROCK will be playing THIS WEEKEND (saturday night) in NEW YORK CITY (at Ramat Orah, West 110th between Broadway and Amsterdam). ahhhhhh (screams my 10 year old self)!

in case you were a total dork as a kid, i will let you in on the schlock rock secret. they are a jewish band, started in 1985, who parodies rock songs with Jewish/religious lyrics. various topics include: rashi, kashrut, tu b'shvat, shabbat, jewish history.

a few choice lyrics: "Oh can't you see/OU it's gotta be."
"Help me Rambam yea/Get me closer to God."
"Na'aseh v'enishma/We'll do all the mitzvahs/Come on let's learn some more/All night long."
"Hey you! What's that you're wearing?" "Yo it's my yarmulke!"

in our excitement for le concertia, convo with L -
L: (quoting Every Bite You Take) We're the police! The kosher police!
Me: Haha yay!
L: And get it? Because The Police sing the real song! Their genius is endless.
Me: This is blog-worthy. Thank you for your brilliant "police" work.

have i convinced you?! hopefully! can't wait to rock out with you this weekend! be good, be cool, be jewish!

top of the muffin to ya!!!!!

text from a: "SAW MUFFIN TOPS AT THE GROCERY STORE!!!"

wow. didn't know that michigan area grocery stores are getting their ideas from seinfeld.

"the reason this sport is perfect for me is because i don't have to be active"

-- my sister, about being a coxswain for the University of Michigan crew team

why i love my sister.

me: "lets hack off her head!"
sister: awww!

hilarity from my blogging role model, georgia nicolson, via my sister

“There are six things very wrong with my life:
1. I have one of those under-the-skin spots that will never come to a head but lurk in a red way for the next two years.
2. It is on my nose.
3. I have a three-year-old sister who may have peed somewhere in my room.
4. In fourteen days, the summer hols will be over and it will be back to Stalag 14 and Oberführer Frau Simpson and her bunch of sadistic ‘teachers.’
5. I am very ugly and need to go into an ugly home.
6. I went to a party dressed as a stuffed olive.”

—from “Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging” (yes it’s for pre-teen girls. but i don’t care. it’s hilarious.)