tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55302176345544889772024-03-12T19:04:13.920-07:00MirandomnessAdmirable Choosing Without Conscious Decision.Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-21206442329651369492014-03-25T13:49:00.002-07:002014-03-25T13:49:22.217-07:00Ban All the People Who Keep Trying to Ban Words'Sup. Well, word on the street is that a bunch of people have gotten together, decided that the word 'bossy' is offensive and debilitating to women both young and old, and are now trying to ban its use.<br />
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Two syllables. Puh-Leeze.<br />
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Okay, let's start with the fact that banning a word is basically pointless. Unless it's completely government backed, and every single person is being observed 24/7, there is really no way to regulate such a thing. I'm sitting in my house in a room by myself right now. There. I just said it. Bossy, bossy, bossy.<br />
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Point two. Being bossy is not always a bad thing. As a leader in several different aspects of my life, I'll be the first in line to admit that I get a bit bossy sometimes. But you know what? THINGS GET DONE. The meeting goes quicker, plans are carried out faster, and no one is left standing around in confusion when I'm being bossy. Sure, I get a few eye-rolls or sighs now and then. But that's just part of being a leader of a group. You can't please everyone. But if the job is done well... I've never had someone look back and tell me that my bossy approach did not yield results. Just sayin'.<br />
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Point three. The banners are saying that the word has a negative effect on young girls, who will, having been labeled "bossy," be less willing to take charge and lead, especially when boys are involved. Now, for some reason, the US does have a persistent view that men should be over women. This is seen most prominently in the fact that we have never had a female president, which is another thing that really irritates me. Since the women's rights movement, progress has been made, but we're still working on it. Anyway, what I'm getting at is that society has tabooed "bossy" with a negative connotation, when in fact, it is in no way a bad thing that girls are trying to take charge. So wouldn't the solution really be to change the way we view the word? To give bossy a better face? I think it would. Better, at least, than banning it altogether.<br />
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My final point has to do with the innumerable, beloved cows of today and the past. Bossy has often been a good name for a cow. How could we dare to disrespect the memories of all those cows who bear the name? It's simply dreadful.<br />
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Okay. Rant over. But in all seriousness, I'm proud to be bossy. It's all a matter of recognizing when you've become a little too overbearing. And that goes for both men AND women. <br />
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Miranda out.Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-52696769076187940472014-03-13T17:09:00.002-07:002014-03-13T17:09:05.876-07:00Jelsa<div style="text-align: center;">
Jelsa is my new favorite thing. Well, one of them. Here's a picture I made.</div>
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Is it not cute? I also wrote a fanfic for it. <a href="https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9954233/1/Just-a-Jack-Frost-to-be-Seen" target="_blank">Check it out.</a></div>
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That's all. Miranda out.</div>
Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-49558218897290657692013-04-25T11:49:00.000-07:002013-04-25T11:49:39.132-07:00After a Good Deal Of Thought.<span style="color: #b45f06;">Two words.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Snow sucks.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Some of you may be wondering "Why does snow suck? I like snow."</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">You obviously don't live in a place that gets a lot of snow.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Now, where I live, snow is a big staple of the year.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">It snows. It stays. It conquers. </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Eventually, it generally melts. Usually.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Not this year. </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">This year, there is still snow.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">IN APRIL.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Now, I was not born here. I am not programmed for this kind of weather.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Yesterday, I drove through a freak snow storm. This is April 24th we're talking about.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">I desperately want to roast potatoes outside on the grill, but the snow hasn't melted enough to dig out the grill.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Okay, now I sound whiny. My apologies. </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">But I do not recommend this weather.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-78523778270410848902013-04-10T05:55:00.002-07:002013-04-10T05:55:24.994-07:00That Cute Little Countdowner.<span style="color: #b45f06;">Hi.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">It's me again.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">I just thought I would bring to your attention the cute little countdowner thing to the right.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">In case it isn't obvious, I am eager for the next HTTYD movie. </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">So for the next however many days, this countdowner will be joining us.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Let's make it feel welcome.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Miranda Out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-19175658997222311342013-01-21T08:32:00.002-08:002014-03-13T17:14:06.734-07:00What I mean to say is...<span style="color: purple;">'Ello.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Yeah, yeah, I know. I suck. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">To tell the truth, I was possibly a little put out by the lack of a zombie hoard outside my door on the 21st.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It impeeded my blogging skills for a whole month.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And now the 21st has rolled around again. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I am free to update. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Now here's the hard part. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(You ready for this?)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The hard part is... How to put this?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Oh, no no no. I can't tell you. This is too painful to mention.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Grrr. Fine, annoying voice in my head that tells me that I just can't leave people hanging like this. I shall tell them.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But you know what? I shall do it in a spontaneous way.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#1 Want to know how? Look at number 4.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#2 Mary had a little lamb... It wanted you to look at number 7.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#3 The truth is... I just wanted to say... (Continued on number 8.)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#4 Oh, but it's hard to say. Look at number 9.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#5 Ha! I had you going there... But seriously, look at number 10.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#6 What? You're not finding this amusing? Fine. Look at number 3.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#7 Knock, knock? (Who's there?) Number 6.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#8 HI. ;)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#9 Okay... here goes... Look at number 5.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b45f06;">#10 You really have no idea how hard this is for me. Look at number 2.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #e69138;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #e69138;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #e69138;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #e69138;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: purple;">Okay. Well, now that that is over, the truth is that I was having a hard time thinking up something to blog about. But now that is taken care of. So... Miranda out!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #38761d; color: purple;"></span><br />Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-20895430815235430172012-12-15T12:55:00.000-08:002014-03-13T17:12:49.185-07:00Be Prepared.<span style="color: purple;">Hi.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">'Tis I.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">As you probably know, December 21st is coming up.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(No, I don't think the world will end on that day.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">However, the Zombie Apocalypse is a different matter.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">My question for you is</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">How prepared are you?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;"><span style="background-color: black;">If you are unsure of the answer to this question, I have taken the liberty of</span><span style="background-color: black;"> putting together a short multiple choice quiz to determine your degree of readiness in the face of a Zombie attack. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: purple;">Here goes.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">ONE. Where would you go if you woke up and your town was infested with zombies?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a) Walmart.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">b) Nowhere, I'd stay put.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">c) Your grandmother's house.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">TWO. You're backed up against a wall, with Zombies coming at you from all directions. What would be the best way to escape them?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a) Point away from them, scream "Hey! What's that?" and then run away.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">b) Douse them with gasoline and light 'em up.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">c) Curl into a ball and sob loudly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">THREE. Someone has come to take you to safety, and you have 5 minutes to gather what you want to bring. What do you take?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a) Your phone, your laptop, and your gaming system.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">b) Food, blankets, and matches.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">c) <span style="color: #cc0000;">As many of your photo albums as you can carry.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">FOUR. What is your favorite color?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a) Orange.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">b) Blue.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">c) Red.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">FIVE. You and the group of people that you've banded together with are going to take a last stand against the Zombie horde. When they are handing out the weapons, which one do you take?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a) The bow and arrows with a canister of rags soaked in gasoline and a lighter.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">b) A double-bladed ax with a long handle.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">c) The shotgun.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Okay. Got it all filled out? Highlight down from here- </span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: black;">If you got- </span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: black;">Mostly a's: Not too bad. You might actually survive. Then again, maybe not. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: black;">Mostly b's: Good for you! You'll probably live. And if you don't, you will have tried your very best.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: black;">Mostly c's: You need help. Find your local geek. Get them to show you the ropes. You could use it.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">-to here to see the right answers.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">So now that you know your results, act on them. After all, the Zombies might be coming. Don't be caught unprepared. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Miranda out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-66519746288030686492012-12-05T09:24:00.001-08:002012-12-05T09:24:14.844-08:00A Current Obsession.<span style="color: purple;">Ollo!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Question: Have you heard of the Piano Guys?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Answer: (Should be Yes. If it's not, prepare to be enlightened.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The Piano Guys are actually a guy who plays the piano and a guy who plays the cello. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">They do so quite well and</span><span style="color: purple;"> are really awesome.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">For example, one of their songs is a version of One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful, played by five guys on one piano. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Pretty epic stuff. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Here is a link to one of my favorite songs by them.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgovv8jWETM" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Piano Guys- Peponi</span></a><span style="color: purple;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Enjoy. Join the obsession. Miranda Out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-3871291151052507012012-12-01T11:26:00.002-08:002012-12-01T11:27:58.298-08:00The Elusive Art of Focus.<span style="color: purple;">Hey.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Focus is an art.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Truly.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Like any art, it can be developed. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Not like film.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Through practice.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">My problem?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I tend to lose focus while practicing. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I'll be honing my focus skills, going along well, and then suddenly- poof! My focus is gone.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I am sure that I am not the only one with this issue. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">However, it is a choice.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Bind ourselves down to focus and get things done, but miss some of the greater moments in life? </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Or never make your deadlines, but be able to embrace the small things in the world around us?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You can see my dilemma. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But now I have grown bored with typing.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Goodbye. Miranda out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-40589358646700564852012-11-30T09:13:00.005-08:002012-11-30T09:13:56.173-08:00Time Breaks the Sound Barrier.<span style="color: purple;">Hello, hello!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Today's post is about Time.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You know how people often say that Time flies?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It's true. Whether you're having fun or not.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">In fact, Time is flying so fast, it has broken the sound barrier.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(Yep. That was what that loud noise was.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">To illustrate my point, consider the fact that today is November 30th.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">ALREADY.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">What is up with this? November just started.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">There is not much snow on the ground.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It <em>can't </em>be<em> </em>December already. We just had Halloween!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Insanity. Craziness, I tell you.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Huh.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I wonder which airline Time uses. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I myself prefer Delta.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Well, that is all. Have fun riding Time.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Enjoy your complimentary pretzels.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Miranda out.</span><br />
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Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-29613541871959362422012-11-15T07:48:00.000-08:002012-11-15T07:54:58.664-08:00About Teh Fish.<span style="color: purple;">Hi!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It is me. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You may have noticed the little fish pond to the right of my posts.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(If you haven't, quick scroll down and take a look.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Now. Two things.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">ONE. These fish have names.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #073763;">The bright blue one is named Joanne.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">The reddish one is named Suzanne.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">The green one is named Rick.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">The yellow one is named Michelle.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">And the light blue one is named Simon James Aleksander Ragsdale the Third.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">(Just kidding. His name is William. I call him Bill.)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: purple;">TWO. These are not regular fish. Don't tell anyone, but they are actually Ninja fish. So please, do not feed them by clicking on their pond. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">However fun it may be.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Seriously.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(Eh, not really. You can feed them if you want to.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">So yeah. Now you know about teh Fish.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Miranda out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-1069081264874157052012-11-05T15:42:00.002-08:002012-11-05T15:42:56.586-08:00Hoarding Daylight.<span style="color: purple;">Ollo, peoples!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Today's post is about the Hoarding of Daylight, a.k.a, Daylight Savings time.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It ended yesterday, you know. If you didn't, then that is why you have been early to all your appointments today.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">So yeah. Thanks a lot, Benjamin Franklin.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">What's the deal with it anyway?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I mean, where does the extra hour go? It's kind of like regrouping. Someone decided, hey, let's chop off an hour on a day here in spring (causing a day with only 23 hours,) and keep it.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I bet it's like a chocolate bar that someone accidental leaves in the pocket of the jeans that they pack away for the summer. When they finally pull the jeans out again in fall, the chocolate has become malformed.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Arizona and Hawaii have the right idea.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But seriously, where does the hour go? Who takes it? The president? Is there a little drawer in his desk reserved just for the extra hour? Does it spilt for New Zealand when nobody is looking? And why does it always come back? (Causing a day with 25 hours?)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The whole business is highly irritating.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Miranda out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-81528335776918871232012-11-04T07:30:00.000-08:002012-12-15T13:04:13.862-08:00Lovely Lingo Lesson.<span style="color: purple;">Ollo! (That means hello, greetings.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">This post is about Lingo. (That means slang.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Some of you may have noticed that I have my own Lingo.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(For those of you who have not noticed, good for you! 10 points to whichever Hogwarts house you are in. Unless you're a Slytherin. Then you get ten points taken away.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Here is the translation to some of my more common vocabularical mash-ups.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Ollo- Hello.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Peoples- pronounced pe-pulsh. Means people.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Confuzzled- very confused.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Teh- the. As in, "Where is teh llama?"</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Scaboon- spoon.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Huffadoodle- darn.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Mirandomness- the name of this blog. Also, something random that Miranda came up with.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;">NOW.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;">I have a challange for you. Pick one of the above words. Start using it in everyday life. See what happens. Report back.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;">Today's Mirandomness was made possible by the decision of Miranda's parents to join the rest of teh modern world and get Wi-fi.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: purple;">That is all. Goodbye, Peoples. Miranda Out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-52254254525842776812012-11-03T07:39:00.000-07:002012-11-03T07:39:20.321-07:00Sum it Up Saturday.<span style="color: purple;">Saturday.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The day where I don't feel like writing out an entire blog post.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">SO I WON'T.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Instead, I will simply Sum It Up.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Here it is.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">I don't particularly enjoy citrus fruit of the lemon variety. So why is it that that is all life's giving me right now? Sincerely, someone who would greatly appreciate an Orange.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: purple;">And that is all. Miranda Out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-223514431207042182012-11-02T16:59:00.000-07:002012-11-02T17:02:21.368-07:00Kitchen Utensils Unleashed.<span style="color: purple;">Yo. I'm back.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">This piece of Mirandomness is about kitchen utensils. And why most of them are evil.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Don't laugh. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I'm serious.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Some of you may be thinking "<em>How are kitchen utensils evil?"</em></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Well I'll tell you.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It all started with the invention of the Spork. You know, that odd Fork/Scaboon combination that comes with your refried beans at Taco Bell? No one is quite sure who was responsible for its invention, but I'm sure they ended up regretting it. Because Sporks turned out to be malicious.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(It probably stemmed from its identity crisis. Does it go with the Forks? With the Scaboons? We were very confuzzled.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Well, the Scaboons and the Forks did not like the Sporks either. Think Frankenstien. This thing should not exist. The Knifes didn't really care either way. But then again, they don't really care about much. They're more the stone wall type.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Anywho, back to the Forks and Scaboons. They decided that the issue needed to be taken to the Mixer.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The Mixer listened to both side of the tale. It thought for awhile on the best route to take. He then decided that since the Forks and Scaboons had been around longer, he would take their side.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The Sporks were sentenced to death by Cheese Grater.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(Told you that most utensils are evil. Actually, the only ones who aren't evil are the pizza cutters, the ice cream scoop, and the chicken baster.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">So the Forks and the Scaboons hired the Wooden Scaboons and Spatulas to round up the Sporks and execute them via Cheese Grater.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">What they didn't know was that the Sporks knew Kung Fu.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">To make a long and epic battle short, the Sporks got away. They retreated to taco restaurants everywhere. But they vowed to someday take revenge.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And the REAL problem is that Sporks can hold a grudge. The Forks and Scaboons operate more on an out-of-sight-out-of-mind deal. They forgot all about the Sporks once they were no longer there.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But the Sporks didn't forget. They're biding their time. Consider yourself warned. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Goodbye. Miranda out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-20469444312874838682012-11-01T07:28:00.000-07:002012-11-01T07:28:13.071-07:00Miranda's Bacon-Potato Soup.<span style="color: purple;">Hi. Happy Day-After-the -31st-Anniversary-of-Voldemort's-First-Defeat!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It was also Nearly Headless Nick's deathday.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And the day that Harry's parents died.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Hm.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Anywho, I have something for you.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You may be wondering, <em>"And what is this something for me?"</em></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Well I'll tell you. It is the recipe to my special super-yummy Bacon-Potato Soup. And here it is.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Miranda's Bacon-Potato Soup.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Serves 12.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Takes about an hour and a half.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Ingredients: </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">1/2 lb. uncooked Bacon, chopped.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">1 onion, chopped. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">1 stick butter.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Flour.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Large can chicken broth.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">8 cups scrubbed and chopped potatos.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Salt and Pepper.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">3/4 cups milk.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">1/2 cup sour cream.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Saute bacon and onion in large pot until bacon is crispy and onions are brown. Remove from pot with slotted spoon and set aside. Add butter to bacon grease in pot and melt. Add flour to make a roux. When roux is thickened with no lumps, add chicken broth. Add chopped potatos. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Put a lid on it and cook 30 min or until potatos are soft. Uncover. Salt and pepper to taste. Add milk, cheddar, and sour cream and stir. Remove pot from heat. Add bacon and onions. Stir some more. Serve after 5 to 10 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And there you are. Enjoy. Share. Tell people where you got it from. Bye.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-2597413747531908982012-10-31T08:00:00.000-07:002012-10-31T08:00:02.430-07:00Geeking Out.<span style="color: purple;">Have you heard the news?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">No? </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Really?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Fine, I'll just tell you.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">DISNEY HAS BOUGHT LUCASFILM!!!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Some of you may be thinking, <em>"And why is this such a big deal?"</em></span><br />
<em><span style="color: purple;"></span></em><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Well I'll tell you. By purchasing Lucasfilm, Disney has now acquired the film rights to...</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">...Wait for it...</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">STAR WARS!!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It is too early to tell, but this may be either super epic, or the worst thing in the history of the galaxy far away.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Because they have annouced that they are going to make a new Star Wars movie, set after Episode 6.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And this is where I geek out. I really like Star Wars. I'm not a total die-hard fan, but I know the basics. I've seen the movies, played the games. So the next chapter? This could be awesome, especially the special effects.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">On the other hand, I'm slightly wary. Even though the movie will supposedly be set about 30 years after Return of the Jedi, they probably won't have the same actors. Which sucks. Also, I hope it isn't cheesy. Or lame. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Okay, geek out over. Resume your everyday lives. Until next time.</span> Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-12335384925645702742012-10-30T08:40:00.000-07:002012-10-30T08:41:24.112-07:00Weather, the Supreme Annoyance.<span style="color: purple;">Weather is annoying. (I think it does it on purpose.) </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><em>"Why,"</em> you may ask, <em>"Is weather annoying?"</em></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">That is a very good question. And the answer to that question is that it never does what it is supposed to. For example, take a look outside. What is the weather doing? Now log onto a weather website and look up what's it supposed to be doing. See? Annoying.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">(Uh, for those of you whose outside weather matched the forecast, good for you. Please disregard the rest of this rant.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Big storms in particular are especially irritating. Like hurricanes. And <strike>tomato's</strike>, er, tornado's. Now I don't mind rain. I like thunderstorms, and watching the lightning. But when a storm gets so big that it's killing people and being extremely destructive, that's when I really want to put my foot down.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But it doesn't work that way. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Darn.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">All we can do is be ready for stuff like that. As Scar would say, BE PREPARED!!!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">So yeah. That's about it. Stay safe, east coast. We're thinking of you.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Miranda out.</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530217634554488977.post-24039105769789951692012-10-29T20:21:00.003-07:002012-10-29T20:21:31.606-07:00Why Palindromes Rock My Socks.<span style="color: purple;">Hi. It's me. First Blog post. Yippie. Okay, palindromes. I love 'em. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">BUT!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Some of you may be asking, <em>"What the heck is a palindrome?"</em></span><br />
<em><span style="color: purple;"></span></em><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Well, that is an excellent question. A palindrome is a word or phrase that is spelled the same forwards and backwards. Take for example, the term <strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">race car</span></strong>. Now here it is spelled backwards: <strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">race car</span></strong>.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">See what I mean? You just can't go wrong with a word that's spelled the same both ways. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Here are some more:</span><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">lion oil</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">nurses run</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">madam</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">radar</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">level</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">kayak.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: purple;"></span></strong><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Can you think of any more? Tell me! (Feel free to google it. That's what I did.)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">By the way, did you know that someone who really likes palindromes is a palindrome emordnilap?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">No, not really. But that would be hilarious, no?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Well, I must go now. Goodbye. Until the next piece of Mirandomness!</span>Mandy Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523944916755571048noreply@blogger.com2