The soundtrack to my dreams has a lot of bad words.

by Renee Posted on May 18, 2012

You guys know that song Rack City right?  (note, if you’re at work, or you’re my mom, don’t click that link, there’s bad words. LOTS of them)

Every time that song comes on the radio I sing along to the refrain and dance in my seat. Which is basically what happened the other night, except that I was in bed.

Yes, Rack City made an appearance in my dreamland. Normally I don’t remember my dreams, but I’m pretty sure B woke me up to ask what time it was (6:30A.M. Asshole) right in the middle, so that’s probably why everything is so vivid.

So here’s the scene:

B & I are in the backseat of a car (Get your mind out of the gutter Right Now! My mother reads this blog).  B & I are SITTING in the backseat of a car, and Rack City is playing on the radio.

So, just like I do in real life, I start dancing in my seat.  I was rocking it, as I have been known to do, and I look over and B is dancing too.  Except his ‘dancing’ is pretending to put money in stacks.  Like during the Ten, Ten, Ten, Ten, Twenty part, he’s stacking imaginary money.

Basically he was a mime.

To Recap:

Me: Grooving to the beats.

Him: Miming counting money.

 

Needless to say, I woke up feeling rather superior.

 

 

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Pinterest Challenge- Ideas

by Renee Posted on May 16, 2012

So yeah, I told you about the Pinterest Challenge and all the fab folks participating.  You read that right? Of course you did. So I’m sure you are sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for some indication of what the hell I’m going to make.  Well my darlings, take a breath, because the wait is over.  Here are my top contenders.

L to R: Ruffle Necklace / Painted Spoons / Enamel Necklace
Stamp Monogram / Instagram Photostrips / Bleached Shirt
Crayon Canvas

Kindly note that I am By No Means saying I’m going to make all 7. I’m also not saying that I won’t make something not on this list.  Quit trying to tie me down with your rigid rules!

These seven projects are just the ones that happen to be floating my boat today.  I’m thinking I might start with the stamp monogram because I have all the materials on hand (all the materials being Stamps and Glue). But I’m also super excited to try the Ruffle Necklace and the Painted Spoons.

Can you believe that not a single of those projects features Glitter???? I know, I’m going to take my own temperature right now. Something is clearly wrong.  Also this post would’ve been up yesterday, or even monday, if not for the fact that photoshop collages (even of the super simple variety like this) take me a year and a day to complete.

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Pinterest Challenge: From Inspiration to Creation

by Renee Posted on May 14, 2012

I am a pinterest Champion.  For Reals.  The soundtrack to my pinterest page is the Rocky Theme.  Or that song from Shaft. Shut your mouth.

Don’t believe me.  Check out my stats:

Number of Boards: 33

Number of Pins: 2492  (this is bugging me. I need to pin 7 things stat)

Yeah. Told you, Badass. Among the Muppets and Glitter and Typewriters (I’m a very eclectic girl) is a board called Craft Love.  Of the 386 pins, I think I may have done 5.  Not so Badass.

So when I read on Chronicled that Kisha was organizing a Pinterest Challenge I was in like something that rhymes with in.

So here’s the deets: 6 bloggers (including myself) are participating.  During the next month we’ll be burning up our hot glue guns as we craft away.  Then comes the big reveal on June 18th.  Fun right?  Of course it is!  Get Excited.  Make some Stuff. It’s a Pinterest Party!

Be sure to check out the other bloggers participating.  Because they’re probably pretty freaking awesome. Like Glitter and Coffee awesome.

Stay tuned for details on what craft project(s) I’m tackling.  Honestly, I’m still narrowing down my list.  Feel free to check out my Craft Love board and give your two cents.

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Is Bandwidth singular or plural?

by Renee Posted on May 11, 2012

I have a blog and a twitter and a pinterest page and a facebook page (no link for that one. I don’t know you like that) and probably a host of other internet shenanigans. But I don’t really get the internet you know?

Like I’ll just be rolling along thinking I’m totally on top of this technology shit and then somebody says the word ‘Bandwidth’ to me and I’m all Say Whaaaat?

What the hell is a bandwidth?  Is Bandwidth the plural of Bandwidth? Is Bandwidth named after someone, perhaps a Mr. Bandwidth?

I really don’t know.  I do know Bandwidth has to do with computers and more specifically the internet.  And apparently some people have a limit on their bandwidth.

Today I was listening to some Nerdist Podcasts (sidebar: Working at home Rocks!) and my friend Lisa said to me “Beware of Bandwidth Costs”.  So apparently bandwidth is not free.  Although whether she was talking about listening to podcasts or creating them is not immediately clear from the text message.

I also know that you can share Bandwidth.

A little while ago I was skyping with my sister and commented that her picture was fuzzy and her audio delayed.  She turned to her boyfriend (off camera) and said “Can I borrow some Bandwidth?”.  And then her picture and audio got better.

So I think Bandwidth is related to skype. And I guess podcasts.

Bandwidth seems like kind of an offensive name though.  Why does everything have to be about size?  Why can’t it be BandPretty.  Or BandGorgeousEyes.  Or even BandNicePersonality.  No need to be commenting on the poor Internet Something-or-Another’s size all the time.

Geez. Don’t be rude about it.

 

And yes, if my husband reads this post he’ll be all like this.

 

p.s. I didn’t really spellcheck this post so much as just hit-publish-and-hope-for-the-best, you have my apologies.

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Wishlist: Retro Sunglasses

by Renee Posted on May 10, 2012

Vince Camuto Square Metal Sunglasses

I’m a teeny tiny whole lotta in love with this pair of sunglasses.  I love the red detailing and the retro vibe.  I’m not going to buy them of course, while $70 would not make them the most expensive pair of sunglasses I own, I’m really trying to stay on the cheaper end.  There is nothing like breaking your favorite pair of expensive sunglasses. Its crushing.  that’s why from now on, I’m buying mine cheap.  Like this similar pair that I bought several years ago.  I think I paid $15 for them.

Pardon the seriously classy plastic cup in my hand.  I was showing off my green beer.  It was Fake St. Pattys Day.  One of my favorite holidays.

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rad indeed

by Renee Posted on May 8, 2012

So as I see it, this blog is basically just a forum for me to tell you about stuff i like. Or stuff I hate. Or weird stuff that I’m not sure if I like or hate.  But right now, I want to talk about stuff I like. I’ve actually been thinking about doing more of that. You know more telling you about stuff.  I don’t think there has been enough of that going on around here. That changes now.

So.  Did you know there are companies that do office supply/stationery care packages?  Its like a subscription. Every month you get more paper and pens and rad stuff like that. How freaking awesome is that?  I first discovered that this genius existed while I was in Bangladesh.  And because I’m your friend, I dug up the old email I sent my friends:

From: Renee
To: Renee’s Friends
Subject: nerd high five
 
just stumbled across this.  when i get back stateside i’m so sending
them a wad of money so that they send me paper every month.
http://www.radandhungry.com/collections/all
seriously, nerdy awesome
if you’re a paper freak that is.
and we all know i am.

So yeah. I’ve been a fan for a while. Still saving up the dough to order some of their kits, they aren’t terribly expensive but I haven’t exactly been earning any bacon. But in the meantime I’ve been following them on Facebook and Twitter.  Which is where I saw this

I’m friends with the internet so of course I put in my two cents and suggested more beer. Because when you’ve had a bad day, sometimes you need more beer. That’s the kind of friend I am.  If you called me up and said you had a bad day, I would ask how you got my phone number. And then I would tell you to drink some beer.

Rad and Hungry are my kind of people because they clearly enjoyed my suggestion, and then they offered to send me a free tote bag.  How awesome is that? I love tote bags.

Rad and Hungry didn’t ask me to write this post or anything. They’re just genuinely nice people who made me smile this week. Plus, they’re doing something that they believe in and I find that both inspiring and awesome, so I’m sharing it with you.

Like I said, that’s just the kind of internet friend I am.  Now go have some more beer.

p.s. Its here and its AWESOME.  And it matches my shoes. Fucking trifecta.

 

You bet your face I'm gonna look 'Supafly'
Rad Bag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matches my SHOES!!!
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Its hot pink

by Renee Posted on May 5, 2012

Remember how I Said I Could Be A Soccer Fan? Guess what came in the mail today:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its my very own Juve jersey!  My dear of a husband ordered it for me.  Its nice and hot pink and has my name on it and everything! Pardon the hat, it was a bad hair day.

B: What would you call that color?

Me: ummm Hot Pink?

B: Oh…ok.

 

 

P.S. I know I’m tardy for the party (can’t believe i just typed that) but I’m joining up with this photo a day trend.  Catch them on Instagram (ReneeRBsquared) or twitter (@reneesquared) if you care. And I promise to never say that again. Tardy for the Party I mean…. DAMNIT you made me say it again! Ok. No more. For Real this time.

 

 

 

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tweet this

by Renee Posted on May 4, 2012

I did it.  I signed up for twitter.  I told you I was thinking about it and after some soul searching internet creeping, I took the plunge.  So far, I’m following about 20 people. None of whom I know in real life.  The internet is weird my friends.

The hardest thing about twitter so far is punctuation. I continually double space after periods which is a waste when you only have 140 characters.

I also signed up for instagram now that its available on android.  I’m finding it more confusing than twitter though.  I can navigate it fine on my phone, but can’t favorite images or comment if I’m on my computer. So yeah, color me confused.

So that’s my social media update! You can find me @ReneeSquared on Twitter and somewhere on Instagram.  I’m not really sure.

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This just happened

by Renee Posted on May 2, 2012

Its finally feeling like summer here in mid-Missouri. After installing a window unit A.C. (with nary a scratch to my nail polish I might add) it was time for wine.

I pulled out the double bottle of white that I had in the fridge. I’m not telling you what brand it was because Heather just wrote a whole post about all the wine she drank in Napa and my wine is not that fancy. Clearly as it comes in a double bottle.

Regardless, I pulled out the corkscrew, I have one of those fancy lift-the-lever kinds not a simple screwy one.  As I’m preparing to open the bottle I was thinking of my two best friends and considered texting them to let them know I wished-they-were-here because we all like to drink wine together. Of course, them not being here does mean more wine for me, which is a nice consolation prize.

Anyway I have this fancy corkscrew my dad gave me for christmas a few years ago.  Sometimes you have to work with it a little bit, put a little elbow grease into it, but it is by and large simpler/easier than a traditional corkscrew.  It was however being ornery tonight. So I put a little more effort into it.

Can you see where this is going?

As I’m lifting on it the handle literally snapped off which in turn caused the hand that was holding the handle to snap back.  Right into my face. I literally almost punched myself in the eye.

I know what you’re thinking. But don’t worry, the bottle was fine. It still had the cork in it though.  Which was a problem.  Because as much as I wanted wine before, I really wanted it after being assaulted. Luckily I keep a spare ‘waiters corkscrew’ on hand for just such occasions. Wine is like coffee, nothing stands between me and the beverage I want. Pretty sure in the case of wine its genetic though.

Case in Point: Not long after my sister moved to texas she went to open a bottle of wine and realized she had no corkscrew. But she really really wanted some wine. So she sat down in the middle of her floor with a screwdriver and a hammer and dug that damn cork out.  Actually she pushed it down into the bottle.  But the end result was the same- Wine in a glass. She then posted the story on facebook and very quickly received several corkscrews in the mail. One from me of course.

So.  The morale of the story is have an extra corkscrew.  And if you accidentally punch yourself in the face, well shit happens. Pour a bigger glass.

 

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