Okay folks, here are the pictures. I just want to know your opinion of which one looks better.

Dress #1:

Dress#2:

The shoes:

And for Finn…..a glimpse of my gams……

Well? Which one looks the best?

I stole this from Robin who stole this from Libragirl and now it’s open to any thieves lurking around here.

1. You have 10 dollars and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you get?

A Snickers bar and XXX Vitawater. And a pack of salted peanuts.

2. .If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

A sea urchin because they are prickly and they encourage others to  leave them alone…alot like I do!

3. Who’s your favorite redhead?

Depends…..Have you dyed your hair lately?

4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP?

I order the waitress to spell IHOP and then say “ness”.  (Do it-we’ll wait…Finished?    )

5. Last book you read?

Murder For Hire-The Peruvian Pigeon by Dana Fredsti

6. Describe your mood.

Believe me, you don’t wanna know!
7. Describe the last time you were injured.

I am currently suffering heartache. But other than that, I walked into a wall and bruised my upper arm….don’t ask.

8. Of all your friends, who would you want to be stuck in a well with?

The most buoyant one so I could lay on top of them!

9. Rock concert or symphony?

Seriously, if you don’t know the answer to that one, go the fuck back to the picture on the top of the page!!!

10. What is the wallpaper of your cell phone?

“Three Musicians” by Pablo Picasso on one phone and roses with a skull in the center on the other phone.

11. Favorite soda?

No Coke! Pepsi!

12. What type of shirt are you wearing?

George Carlin t-shirt covered in dirty words and phrases.

13. If you could only use one form of transportation?

I’d like my own personal giant to carry me hither and yon on his back.

14. Most recent movie you have watched in theater?

Hellboy II…and it ROCKED!

15. Name an actor/actress/singer you have had the hots for.

Ryan Reynolds/Jessica Biel/ Til Lindemann of Rammstein

16. What’s your favorite kind of cake?

BlackForest Cake…..mmm……

17. What did you have for dinner last night?

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, potato salad and fruit salad.

18. Look to your left, what do you see?

My CD tower……Hello, CDs!

19. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

Maybe my shoes have velcro!

20. Favorite toy as a child?

Knit-a-Row-a-Second knitting machine. I made hats, mittens and scarfs for everyone I knew.It was cool because no one else had one but me.

21. Do you buy your own groceries?

No, I grow my own chocolate, milk and eggs. What do you think? Stupid question……

22. Do you think people talk about you behind your back?

Yes, they do. And my phones are bugged and there are cameras strategically placed around my home transmitting my every move across the internet. Don’t lie! You’ve seen it!

23. When was the last time you had gummy worms?

My gums have never been wormy! That’s gross!

24. What’s your favorite fruit?

Alan Cumming. I like his last name! Isn’t he fabulous?

25. Do you have a picture of yourself doing a cartwheel?

Why the fuck would I want one of those???

26. Do you like running long distances?

I don’t even like walking to the kitchen!

27. Have you ever eaten snow?

Only the yellow kind.

28. What color are your bedsheets?

BLACK

29. What’s your favorite flower?

Daisies and peach colored roses. I can’t decide.

30. Do you do ballet?

No, but I used to do papier mache.

31. Do you listen to classical music?

Not really, I don’t like the Beatles.

32. What is the first TV Theme song that pops in your head?

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.

33. Do you watch Sponge Bob?

No, but I like Robot Chicken.

34. What temperature is it outside right now?

It’s hotter than inside of my house.

35. Do people consider you smart?

More like a smart-ass.

36. How many piercings do you have?

Both of my ears. (Babygirl reads this! I can’t be honest!!)

37. Are you signed on [to] AIM?

Huh?

38. Have you ever tried gluing your fingers together?

Who hasn’t?

39. How do you feel about your family?

Next question, please!

40. Do you have an iPod?

Yes, and I love it almost as much as I love my husband.

41. What time do you go to bed?

I go to bed around 10 -ish. I don’t go to sleep  until after midnight sometime.

42. What CD is currently in your CD player?

System of a Down-Toxicity

43. What movie do you know every line to?

Joe Dirt…..Life’s a garden,dig it.

44. What is your favorite salad dressing?

Caesar….no, ranch….wait! Thousand Island….ummm Bleu Cheese!!….

45. What do you want for Christmas this year?

A laptop, or a laptop or maybe a laptop. I haven’t really thought about it yet…

46. What family member/friend lives the farthest from you? Where?

Aunt Phyllis lives in Washington State. My sister refuses to live with her though..

47. Do you like hugs?

Oh.My.God!! I hate bugs! They are creepy and I hate them and - What? hugs? Oh shit! Forget it.

48. Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?

I’ve never actually eaten them.

49. What’s the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name?

MentalMom. What’s up with that shit? There is no “n”!

50. Last person you hugged?

Son1. And he hugged back too!

Yeah, yeah, yeah….I know. You’ve seen this everywhere and we’ve all stolen it from Avitable. Why argue with genius? He took the top 100 movies of the last 25 years, as stated by Entertainment Weekly. Then he bold-faced the ones that he has seen and asterisked the ones he liked. I’m a copycat, so I did too.

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)**
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)**
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)**
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)**
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)**
9. Die Hard (1988)**
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)**
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)****
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)**
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)**
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)**
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)**
21. Schindler’s List (1993)**
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)**
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)**
30. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)****
34. Fargo (1996)**
35. The Incredibles (2004)****
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)**
37. Pretty Woman (1990)**
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)****
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)****
42. Clueless (1995)**
43. Gladiator (2000)**
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)**
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)**
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)**
50. The Piano (1993)**
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)**
55. Risky Business (1983)**
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)**
58. Ghostbusters (1984)**
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996)****
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)**
63. Big (1988)**
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)****
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)**
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)**
72. Thelma and Louise (1991)**
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)**
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)****

82. Lost in Translation (2003)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)**
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)**
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)**
91. Back to the Future (1985)**
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)**
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)****
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999)

Where is Braveheart? What about Stand By Me? Sin City? Shaun of the Dead? 21 Grams? No SuperBad??? ANY MOVIE MADE BEFORE 1980???

But I digress….

Just from this list, I’ve seen seventy-nine. With an average running time of two hours each……that’s one hundred fifty-eight hours. That is roughly six and a half days–almost a week watching just these movies. That is not even counting the time spent watching them over and over again! Add to that the time spent watching so many, many, many, many other movies…..

I need a life!

 Before I get going on my post, I’d just like to apologize to Miss Britt for beating her down last night at trivia in Turnbaby’s house. She put up a valiant fight as did MixedNut, Hilly, Absurdist and Shiny. The trash talk was all in fun and you, my dear are quite a worthy opponent!

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1.  What movie is guaranteed to make you laugh? “Joe Dirt”  I can watch it over and over and still laugh at David Spade’s mullet and Jaime Pressley’s redneck girl. I invariably end up saying “Dang” for the next twenty-four hours!

2. What movie is guaranteed to make you cry? Roberto Begnini’s  “Life is Beautiful”. The scene where he is broadcasting his son’s voice over the PA system to the mom kills me every time.

3.  What movie is underrated? “Four Rooms” It is four vignettes tied together by a maniacal performance by Tim Roth as ‘the bellboy’. It boasts a star-studded cast, eccentric characters and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders, and Alexandre Rockwell.

4.   What movie is overrated? “It’s A Wonderful Life” I know! Christmas classic and everything, I just don’t think it rates being played so frequently for the Holidays. Why not show it all year around? Mind you, I didn’t say I hated it! I just don’t think it’s all that.

5.   Is there a movie that you will wake up for? “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” This is one movie that I don’t own and I LOVE IT! Bette Davis is in all of her demented glory as Jane and Joan Crawford as the bed-ridden Blanche is just too good for me to miss. Yes, I will set a clock and get up at three or four in the morning!

6.  Is there a movie that will put you to sleep? “Patriot Games” with Harrison Ford. We own this and have chosen it together and I have yet to see it all the way through. I love Harrison Ford, but his presence onscreen isn’t enough to keep the sleepys away!

7.   Is there a movie that you have memorized? “The Princess Bride” Who doesn’t have it memorized? It is one great line after another! “Mawidge! Mawidge is whot bwings us heah togever today!” I fuckin’ love this movie!!

8.   Is there a movie that you hate? Oh I’ma die for this! I hold the hate of a thousand burning suns for the movie…..”the Notebook” Yeah, she’s got Alzheimer’s and he loves her and it’s their story he’s reminding her of, but you know that from the beginning and I can’t help but scream “GET ON WITH IT!!” I hate this more than “The English Patient” and I really hate that one too!

9.   What is your favorite movie musical? “Chicago” -Murder, mayhem, trial, deceit and women in the hottest costumes…what’s not to love?

10.  Do you have a favorite ‘bad’ movie? “The Toxic Avenger” It is SO bad that it is good to watch. The acting is horrific, the lighting is atrocious, and the script itself are all so bad I can’t believe that ANYONE actually said the words, “That sounds like a great idea for a movie! Let’s do it!” I watch it in amazement and laugh at the absurdity.

There you go. Some Movie Mania for a Monday. I just got nothing worth bitching about, so I give you a little more insight into Metalmom!

Is it just the guys in my house or is it everywhere?

CARTOONS

What is the fascination? I do understand that they are funny. I like “South Park”, “Bugs Bunny”, and “Futurama”. I liked “Beevis and Butthead” and “Ren and Stimpy”. The part I don’t understand is the way Hubs and the boys like to watch them…over and over and over….

I like to watch “the Simpsons”. But I see it once and it’s hysterical. Twice, and it is still funny. Three times, I can tell that the joke is coming and it begins to wear on my nerves. The fourth time, I start to wonder what I ever found humorous about it in the first place.

I’m referring to “The Simpsons”, “Drawn Together” and “Family Guy”. I know there are plenty of fans and I am one–to an extent!

Once these shows hit syndication, they are on 24/7. What the fuck?? Why?? Not only are they on television, but now they are also released in special edition dvd’s for a limited time. Now the guys have access to them even when they are not on any particular channel.

Have you gone on the Cartoon Channel? “The Flintstones” plays alot. What about “Bugs Bunny”? How about “Dangermouse”? But I digress..

Why is it that the guys sit there watching these shows and they laugh out loud every.single.time? Did you not know that Homer was going to say “Doh!”? Did it end differently?

Did you notice that I’m not talking about the Disney movies or “SpongeBob”? Back me up on this all you moms! Those cartoons are a necessary evil. Otherwise the Thorazine would be prescribed more often to mothers everywhere! I’m simply talking about the cartoons that are recommended for older teens and adults.

I was just cleaning up and I saw all those videos on the shelf and began to wonder…Is it just my men? Or is it everyone else out there too? Am I the one who is out of the loop?

Shit! Please say it’s not me!!!

People please! I am only one woman! I cannot be expected to do everything that is demanded of me. I check my email every day and I am ever so popular.  Lemme tell ya about it!

I can’t live without Hanes t-shirts. I must slim down in two days, perhaps by using colon cleanse! I can join a gym for a limited time only or maybe I just say ‘fuck it’ and order myself some soup samples!

I can change myself into an ebay millionaire, a nurse, a cop or a mystery shopper. All I need to do is respond within 24 hours to be on my way to realizing my dreams!

I am repeatedly asked to fill out surveys, buy business cards, or buy ringtones. Don’t these assholes know that I have better things to do with my time? Important things like shave my legs, eat a pudding cup, pluck my chin hairs or take a shit while no one is in the house to interrupt me!

And I get these requests for pictures. “Send me your picture! I’ll send you mine!” I keep telling MattMan and Mr Fabulous to stop sending me these requests because guys, it just wouldn’t happen! Mainly because I think the Black Singles in my area have dibs on those!

The only one that is remotely interesting is for hunting knives. FINALLY!  An offer I can use!

Now if I can only find the people that send me all this shit, I’d have a serious use for a nice sharp gutting knife!!

HAPPY SATURDAY!!!

I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about today, but then something happened. I was putting out some cans for recycling and a car drove by with music blasting out of the windows. The song? “Oh What a Night” by the Four Seasons. This song makes me think of Son1, turning it up in his new car, and dance-driving while singing it at the top of his lungs. He was trying to make me laugh and it worked. But it is a very STRONG memory. I remember what he was wearing, where we were, and the smell of KFC (we were passing one). This made me wonder what other songs I have associated with memories. And I’d like you to answer too. Ready for a trip down memory lane?

1.  What is your earliest musical memory? (NOT Happy Birthday,lullabies, or nursery rhymes!)  I was 6 or 7 and the ‘big girls’ two doors down from me were practicing dancing in the garage. The song was “Can’t Hurry Love” by the Supremes. I was shy because they were all so much older than I was. (They were only about 13-14.) But they invited me in to hang. That was cool.

2.   What music was playing when you lost your virginity? (or another song you associate with sex) “Aqualung” by Jethro Tull was on the stereo. (Romantic,huh?)

3.   What is the first song you knew all the words to?  “Joy to The World(Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog)” by Three Dog Night. I remember swinging in a playground with my best friend Brendan. I was 7. That was the year he moved away. It was summer. It was hot. And he talked me into “parachuting” off the swing.That’s a good memory.

4.   What song brings on a strong teen hang-out memory?  Queen’s “We Will Rock You”. Frank would blast it out his window while we sat outside of his house or in the park next door.And when that was over, he would put on the Moody Blues “Knights in White Satin”

5.   What music did you dance to at your wedding? (For those not married, what did you dance to at your prom?) Hubs and I danced to Roberta Flack’s “First Time(Ever I Saw Your Face)”. I don’t know how long that song actually is, but IT’S TOO FUCKING LONG WHEN PEOPLE ARE WATCHING YOU DANCE!!!!

6.   Have you ever had a song in your dream and remembered it after waking up? Somewhere around the age of 12, I had a dream that I was asleep in the backseat in the car with my family. We were coming home from Mom-Mom’s house. As we passed the cemetery down the street we were in an accident and the car hit a tree. “Abraham, Martin, and John” was on the radio. Everytime I hear that song I get creeped out even though the accident was only a dream.

So there you have it. There are other details involved  in those memories, but that would be too much to post. Besides, I’m NOT giving the details to when I lost my virginity!

Once upon a time, Metalmom was one of the most hated people in the world. It’s true. I hang my head in shame. I was…

A TELEMARKETER.

Please, don’t hate me! I was young. I was naive. My Dad said “GET A JOB!”

Yes, as a sweet innocent 17 year old, I was a telemarketer. I would call up people to ask about their paper towels, diapers, floor cleaners and paint usage. I was trained to understand why surveys are done and what companies did with the information I gathered.

I was verbally abused, hung up on, and propositioned. My feelings on this were, “Hey, it’s a job.” Because I remember what that was like, I tend to be polite to these people when they call. I ask how long it will take and if it’s too long I will ask them to call me back. Most are very happy to do so.  And they also appreciate the fact that I don’t just hang up.

The one thing that was true then and is still true is that EVERY question MUST be read. If I say I don’t normally use what  they are asking me about, it doesn’t matter. I still have to say “I don’t know” repeatedly. I think Companies can get all the information they need if the suveyors were allowed to use their own judgement and just fill in “Does not use this” or whatever.

I learned that farmers are the most polite and most informative men on the planet. Even when it’s 5am on the farm, they will stop what they are doing and answer questions about pesticides. Housewives sometimes want to hear an adults voice, even if they are only being asked what laundry detergent they use.

Most telemarketers are college students, single mothers or people just trying to stay off welfare. If they call during your dinner, it’s because that’s when the majority of people are home from their jobs. Ask them to call back in an hour. They’ll be glad to. Most surveys take 5 minutes or less.

Give them a break. They only make minimum wage. And they’re trying to make ends meet –just like you and me.

Happy Hump-day to you all!

Today I’m going to respond to a meme that I got tagged with by Shelli. However, I  know that many of us are either on vacations or heading off to vacations, so I will leave it up to  you whether you wish to participate or not. (It may help with the brain-freeze that seems to be going around!)

PLEASE-respond to this one. I know memes can be annoying to some of you, but I think that as bloggers, this one actually has a lot of value as far as our valued friends and readers are concerned.

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It’s very simple. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like. (Check out especially the * starred ones.)

Add the next number (1. 2. 3. 4. 5., etc.) and write your own blogging tip for other bloggers. Try to make your tip general.

After that, tag 10 other people. Link love some friends!

Just think– if 10 people start this, the 10 people pass it onto another 10 people, you have 100 links already!

1. Look, read, and learn. ***
http://www.neonscent.com

2. Be, EXCELLENT to each other. ****
http://www.bushmackel.com

3. Don’t let money change ya! ****
http://www.therandomforest.info

4. Always reply to your comments***
http://chattiekat.com

5. Blog about what you know & love.*
http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com

6. Spread the linky love. (Link your friends.)
http://shellis-sentiments.com

7. Write what you’d like to read.
http://dontwannahearit.com

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Just a reminder to anyone who wishes to play along-the deadline for entries into Michael’s contest is this Saturday, August 4th. The details for entering the contest can be found over at Slightly Mordant .Play along! It’s so easy…..well, you’ve seen the commercials!