It’s Time To Color Outside The Lines

by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] on January 26, 2012

in All About Me,I Like To Do Drawings,Observations

I believe that positivity begets positivity and all that shit.

When things start to go wrong around me, I blame my lack of attention to positive thinking.

Which, I guess me blaming me for a negative attitude is kind of the opposite of the point.

While I was sleeping last night, I must have been extra hard on myself because after waking up 15 minutes late, forgetting to hit the “on” switch for my coffee, DirecTV being shut off for non-payment, and then finally my credit card number being stolen that ended in my whole account being drained, I now need the entire mother fucking chorus of The Sound of Music to bring me up to a pleasing disposition.

That whole Golden Rule thing works on yourself, too, yo.

And this is when I thank the Baby Jeebus, Oprah, and Zoloft for working their magic on my happy and keeping me from quitting today. If I’d quit on today, I wouldn’t have signed a new work client, seen the blue sky, been kissed by my wiener, and found these books that I ordered.

Also, thank Baby Jeebus and Oprah for Amazon Affiliate money ’cause mama ain’t got no money in the bank now thanks to some jackhole buying a train ticket in England with my debit card.

I’m a super non-artsy person. The only creative part of me involves thinking of excuses for not cleaning and coming up with topical Tweets during a live broadcast.

I’ve seen these books before and admired the person who can keep up with them, and today I made the commitment to actually use them for me. Rarely do I buy things for myself, unless it’s a bowl of nachos or a “Yay Cleavage” shirt, so I figured after the day I’ve had, I deserve Keri Smith’s Wreck This Box books for me.

To some, it may seem like a small feat to set a goal and keep up with it. But for me, the girl who has no idea what lives at the bottom of the laundry pile, sticking with a personal goal will be triumphant.

I’m setting the goal to open my Lady Flower creative mind.

It’s time to color outside the lines and teach myself that creativity is not about perfection. Not everyone is an artist, especially not me.

If I stick with it, I want you all to pat me on the back and tell me how pretty I’ve become since completing a goal.

If I don’t stick with it, just like me cleaning the shower, this never happened.

And if you’re super lucky, I’ll scan some of what I do in the books and show off my hard-earned Lady Flower creative mind openings.

artwork via Wicket Paper on etsy

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No Matter Your Politics, You Gotta Love A Word Cloud

by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] on January 25, 2012

in Politics

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address
compared to
Republican response from Governor Mitch Daniels


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screen-capped from The Maddow Blog, Jan 24, 2012, 11:45pm EST

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One Of The Best Worst SPAM Comments Ever

January 24, 2012 And Then Some

Unfortunately, the spam comment here isn’t someone trying to pick a fight. However much I wish to be involved in the latest butthurt-for-pageviews, it’s not happening today. The following time I read a blog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I imply, I do know it was my choice to read, [...]

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Raising My Kids To Be My Clone

January 24, 2012 All About Me

The only reason to have kids is to create clone humans to take your place when you kick off. Any other reason to breed pales in comparison to nature’s need to reproduce your genes. Unconditional love, feelings of worthiness, premature ejaculation, and one-upping your sister all fall into a distant 2nd place for reasons to spawn. Patrick [...]

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LEGOs For Girls, LEGO Chest Hair For Susan @WhyMommy

January 23, 2012 Being Mom

In the weirdest, most Awesome twist of how the world’s energy works, while I was writing this post, I received an email about Susan Niebur, Why Mommy, of Toddler Planet, who has been suffering from metastatic breast cancers and is currently going through an extremely hard bout.She’s written about how she sees strength in LEGO mini-figures, and [...]

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