Elf Yourself

I love this season! Thanksgiving, Christmas, family, fun... it's all so great!
My favorite part is all the Holiday activites. Thanksgiving dinner, hanging out with my cousin, Christmas shopping, decorating the tree, snow... it seems to never end!

Earlier today, I was going on random websites on the internet and I came across ElfYourself. ElfYourself is a website that allows you to take your picture and put it on the body pof a dancing elf. It's actually pretty funny. I decided to do this and I can't stop laughing (a little loserish maybe but still fun). This is my video:

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9576910815

If you want a good laugh I highly suggest trying this.

Yellow Submarine

I just thought I'd share this comic with you. I found it funny. For those of you who don't know, this comic is based on the Beatles, a very famous band from England.

Banksy

I'm going to let you all in on my little secret... I have a new obsession. I may be a little late on this bandwagon, but I've recently discovered the work of graffiti artist Banksy. Banksy's name is well-known, but the artist likes to keep his identity anonymous. He is believed to be Robert Banks; born in 1974 and a native of Bristol, England. Bansky's graffiti can be found throughout London and all over the world. Many of his artworks have political and cultural meanings. I find many of his work humorous.

Banksy has also played many tricks in museums. He walks in with one of his own pieces of work, and when no one is looking, Banksy hangs his work on the museum walls. He even makes his own descriptions for the paintings. Once he hangs it, Banksy stands back and laughs as he watches as people admire it as a work of genius.

Many people admire Banksy's graffiti as art while others argue that it is vandalism. In some places, the city has let the community vote on if the graffiti should be left alone or painted over. In my opinion, Banksy's work is art. Most times, graffiti is someones name scrawled across the side of the building, but this man puts time and effort into his stenciled graffiti. It is very unique and interesting.

Check out his website to see all the amazing stuff he's done:
http://www.banksy.co.uk/

Throwing pies for charity.

Every year, Stop & Shop does a charity fund raiser to help feed the poor on Thanksgiving. Normally, people can donate a dollar or whatever amount they'd like and they sign a paper turkey. This year, we still have the paper turkey donation, but they also changed things up a little.

I walked into the store today to pay my credit card bill and as I was passing the Cafe area, I saw plastic hanging from the ceiling and covering the floor and walls. In the middle of this plastic tent, two of my managers were sitting behind a table completely covered in whip cream. It was hilarious. They came up with the idea of a pie throwing event; $5 per pie & hit a manager of your choice.

Well of course every employee was all over this idea because it was a fun way to pay back the managers for all the crap they put us through. I paid my credit card bill and went over to the Deli and pulled Caitlin out to come throw a pie with me. We lined up in front of the two, and one manager turned to Caitlin and said "I always tell you how nice you look and you're going to hit me with a pie!!!!" (In her mind, Caitlin was thinking, "That's exactly why I'm doing it, because you're creepy!")

At the same time, we threw the pies and we each hit them in forehead. It was so much fun! (You wouldn't think it would be too great, but it was.)

Here's to the kids.

"Here's to the kids. The kids who would rather spend their night with a bottle of whiskey & Patrick or Sonny playing on their headphones than go to some vomit-stained high school party. Here's to the kids whose 11:11 wish was wasted on one person who will never be there for them. Here's to the kids whose idea of a good night is sitting on the hood of a car, watching the stars. Here's to the kids who never were too good at life, but still were wicked cool. Here's to the kids who listened to Fall Out Boy and Hawthorne Heights before they were on MTV... and blame MTV for ruining their life. Here's to the kids who care more about the music then the haircuts. Here's to the kids who have crushes on a stupid lush. Here's to the kids who hum "A Little Less 16 Candles A Little More Touch Me" when they're stuck home, dateless, on a Saturday night. Here's to the kids who have ever had a broken heart... from someone who didn't even know they existed. Here's to the kids who have read The Perks of Being A Wall Flower & didn't feel so alone after doing so. Here's to the kids who spend their days in photo booths with their best friends. Here's to the kids who are straight up smart asses & just don't care. Here's to the kids who speak their mind. Here's to the kids who consider screamo their lullaby for going to sleep. Here's to the kids who second-guess themselves on everything they do. Here's to the kids who will never have 100 percent confidence in anything they do, and to the kids who are okay with that. Here's to the kids."

-Pete Wentz


Okay, so I'm not the biggest FOB fan but I absolutely love this quote. Pete Wentz has a way with words.

Post-It

As I was leaving work tonight, I happened to notice another car in the parking lot. It was decorated very colorfully with post-it notes. There was a group of kids standing near the car and it turns out that they were other Stop & Shop employees so I went to go see what was going on.

Me: So let me guess, you guys did this right?

Deli Boy: (Big smile) Yep!

Ex-Cart Guy: We're paying Customer Service Girl back for all the times she saran wrapped and stuck post-it notes on our cars. Come to think of it, I should get your car next for the 8 rolls of saran wrap you put on my car last year!!!!!

(Now Deli Boy is staring at me smirking while he's holding a long roll of extra post-its.)

Me: Okay, gotta go!

Well, they can run faster than I can, and i ended up becoming a post-it mummy.