g*t-sp

i'm behind on the g*t-sp. well, i'm behind on posting about it, not behind on the actual t-shirtiness of it. last week was some random tee with a screen printed motorcycle [it doesn't have a super exciting story behind it.] this week, however, is a good one. but i can't post about it yet because i only mailed it out on monday. so, you'll have just have to wonder about it until the end of the week when it arrives.

the lag time in mailing things makes me antsy, and yet i love going to the post office [especially since the advent of the automated postal machine. bliss!] i love sending and receiving mail. i love the surprise of waking up and getting the mail [or, you know, getting home from work at ten in the evening and getting your mail] and finding a letter or a package. a postcard from a friend who is in thailand. the latest issue of your favorite magazine. and i love sending packages and letters. my excitement usually gets the best of me and i wind up asking if they've received anything in the mail before the item has actually been delivered [thus negating their ability to experience the surprise aspect. so...i suck with regard to that.] but i love the mail.
i love you, usps. stop increasing the price of stamps and we'll be on even better terms.

creepy!

i took this picture while waiting for the elevator after a long day at the office.

and...i...totally look like an insect. my left eye is huge! and my right eye looks like it's gone rogue. i don't normally enjoy photos of myself but this one makes me happy. oh, and take notice of the earring in my left ear. there's a story about that coming up shortly.

severe vampire love

ha.

an email from my hilarious friend dennis.

i wanted to feature a new item in the cafe today.
mix our [elliott's] fruit juices with wegman's fizzywater.
advertise them as 'elliott's sprizters' - onlyavailable until monday.

[d]

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[insert extreme idiot laugh from me, followed by explanation to officemate kate so as to prove i haven't finally lost my mind.]

why big lots is the best store ever.

because they carry fine products such as this:

baked goodness

some random baking projects that i'm finally getting around to discussing!

in honor of leap day/year, my brilliant mother [4th grade teacher extraordinaire] created the following for her class and the teachers at her school:

frog army. for leap day. perfection.

[to make, just frost your cooled cupcakes with green frosting. slice large green gumdrops in half, lengthwise. use white melting chips and mini [or regular size] m&ms to complete the eyes. using a skewer/toothpick/your finger, trace a mouth toward the bottom of the cupcake. use licorice or red icing for the tongue. so simple! we adapted this from somewhere; when i find where i wrote the information, i'll credit the site.]

to reiterate: frogs. genius mother. cupcakes.
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last nite's project was almost as good as the leap day frog army.

her school is having 'snow fun day', to coincide with the foot-plus of the white stuff that appeared in rochester over the weekend. again, from the brilliant mind of my mother sprang the idea: snowball cake! who doesn't love spice cake covered in frosting & coconut? mmm.

her students are ridiculously lucky. and what better idea as a teacher? get them hopped up on sugar, then have them climb a giant snow mountain and run around outside to expel all their energy.

long-lost friends

the phone calls just keep getting better.

noodle: jojo?!
jojo: hi, noodle! how are you?
n: jojo? it's me! olivia! you know me, right?