Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward have recently released a CD under the name She & Him
Zooey has such an interesting voice (in a good way), not sure how to describe the music but there is something old tyme-y about it and her vocals. I feel like I should be sitting on a porch swing with my lemonade in hand while listening to the album on my phonograph.
The Giggle Loop from the UK show Coupling. If you haven’t watched this series rent the DVD, very funny stuff.
(from wikipedia)
The giggle loop is the increasing urge to laugh during a moment of solemnity or silence. Jeff’s standard illustration of the giggle loop is that of stacking pint glasses in a tower; each pint representing one iteration of the loop, and the eventual fall and costly breakage representing the giggler’s credibility.
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Today at work we had a half day follow up to some diversity training. In one of the breakout sessions the facilitators did a relaxation exercise. Complete with “let your feet relax” and moving on up the body, talking in that drifty monotone voice.
I had a hard time holding it together. I looked at one of my co-workers and we both tried hard to stifle our laughter. It would have been inappropriate to laugh out loud which of course made me want to laugh all the more.
My mantra throughout the relaxation exercise was “Keep staring at the paper in front of you, don’t make eye contact with SB.” SB was reciting a similar mantra “Keep my eyes closed, don’t make eye contact with Molie.”
We were surprisingly successful.
“To know about the giggle loop, is to become part of the giggle loop.” - Jeff Murdock
Wow, It’s been a while since my last post, time flies and all that. It was our busy time at work and I lacked the mental energy to post anything when I got home. I could have filled up a lot of posts about work frustrations but decided against it. If I was to do that, or do in the future then I would password protect those posts.
I did keep up with my blog reading (priorities, I has them) although the comments were perhaps few and far between.
Let the blogging begin!
co-worker 1: It was a straight cruise.
co-worker 2: Those are two words you don’t often hear together.
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Overheard in bathroom while washing my hands.
co-worker: Hey Molie, you’re not going to believe this, but there is a string of toilet paper from your pants to the stall.
The ever classy Pam Anderson is celebrating New Year’s wearing what I think is the latest in Chanel’s line of toilet cozies. Well played Pammy.
I have been listening to these songs on a playlist on my mp3 player for a while and just recently decided to listen to some of the the groups (and lead singer solo effort) other songs. Both of these songs have appeared in Grey’s Anatomy. Despite what you think of the show it has a pretty decent soundtrack.
The Bird & the Bee: Again & Again
Inara George: Fools in Love
Here’s hoping your new year is more peaceful than the imagery in this snowy old school U2 video.
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