17 5 / 2013

taxidermyextaordinaire:

In 1731, King Frederick I of Sweden gave a lion he had killed to a taxidermist who had never seen a lion before, and this was the result

14 5 / 2013

My dog always looks like she’s woken up with a hangover. She crawls out of her designated cave area around four in the afternoon today and slinks through the place. This is, I think, earlier than she got up yesterday. ”Oh haiiiiiii,” I call out. Her paws click slowly. She either doesn’t hear me or she is ignoring me as she trots by. I think she’s kind of deaf. Or she’s kind of a bitch. I want to give her a robe and some sunglasses and a bloody Mary. I half expect her to ask if there’s any coffee. I wish she would ask, actually. I think my dog would be fun to talk to. I think she’d laugh at the things I said, and that’s really all I ever want in a friend. I think she’d also ask me to stop putting bows in her hair, though. Maybe it’s a good thing she doesn’t talk.

People say my dog looks like me. I can see it. The bows. The peeing roughly every twenty minutes. She’s prissy and I swear to God, I see her roll her eyes whenever I tell her to sit or lie down because those are the only ‘tricks’ she chooses to do despite going through two rounds of Doggy Training School (She failed the first time) (Laziness. I refuse to think of her as dumb. She just lacks focus!)

To make light of the fact that she sleeps all day is easier than coming to terms with the fact that she is getting old. But she still looks like a puppy. This is because somewhere in my place I have a painting of her that is quietly aging while she barks, loudly, at her reflection in the door that leads to the patio, letting me know she wants to go out and pee. Again.

14 5 / 2013

I’m doing this thing.

I’m doing this thing.

12 5 / 2013

If you haven’t yet, you should.

If you haven’t yet, you should.

12 5 / 2013

My mom has a much better jawline than I ever will and you really have to respect her for that. She’s pretty much the best. Here she is in the 80s long before she knew she was about to have one daughter (me.) with too much attitude and an addiction to mascara and another much nicer daughter (my sister) who is only addicted to being thoughtful and kind. Bless your heart for putting up with me, I know you’re a little (very.) disappointed that I’m not Morgan Murphy or at the very least, Khloe Kardashian, but we manage to have fun, I think. Even though our own reality show ratings are so low and you for some reason keep calling me “Polly.”

My mom has a much better jawline than I ever will and you really have to respect her for that. She’s pretty much the best. Here she is in the 80s long before she knew she was about to have one daughter (me.) with too much attitude and an addiction to mascara and another much nicer daughter (my sister) who is only addicted to being thoughtful and kind. Bless your heart for putting up with me, I know you’re a little (very.) disappointed that I’m not Morgan Murphy or at the very least, Khloe Kardashian, but we manage to have fun, I think. Even though our own reality show ratings are so low and you for some reason keep calling me “Polly.”

11 5 / 2013

I’m currently recovering from what might be the black plague (still waiting on the self-administered test results) so I figured I might as well share this amaaaazinggggg graphic that lets all my Phoenix friends, foes, exes, acquaintances, weirdo stalkers, Derek, and desert based general ne’er-do-wells know that I will be performing stories (and maybe tapdancing?) at The Torch Theatre on May 18 before I head back to Seattle.

I’m currently recovering from what might be the black plague (still waiting on the self-administered test results) so I figured I might as well share this amaaaazinggggg graphic that lets all my Phoenix friends, foes, exes, acquaintances, weirdo stalkers, Derek, and desert based general ne’er-do-wells know that I will be performing stories (and maybe tapdancing?) at The Torch Theatre on May 18 before I head back to Seattle.

09 5 / 2013

Been wearing my goodies from @lalafauxbois since she gave them to me. <3

Been wearing my goodies from @lalafauxbois since she gave them to me. <3

08 5 / 2013

I&#8217;m starting to kind of like them.

I’m starting to kind of like them.

07 5 / 2013

Let me tell you something &#8216;bout my best friend.

Let me tell you something ‘bout my best friend.

07 5 / 2013

emes:

  • cupid’s bow
  • impish grin
  • blunt rolling abilities
  • this tweet

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03 5 / 2013

This &#8220;trickled down&#8221; into my possession this afternoon.

This “trickled down” into my possession this afternoon.

03 5 / 2013

Amen.

Amen.

(via upnorthe)

02 5 / 2013

Today I received some gifts and a card from my Uncle Gary.

Today I received some gifts and a card from my Uncle Gary.

01 5 / 2013

I should be sleeping, but I can&#8217;t stop reading this.

I should be sleeping, but I can’t stop reading this.

30 4 / 2013

This is @jamesmontemagno and me at the Vanity Fair party.

This is @jamesmontemagno and me at the Vanity Fair party.