TAG.

Yesterday I was tagged by Overdue. Seeing that I really don't have anything else to talk about today, I'll play along. I'm supposed to list six things that make me happy and then tag six other blogs. I don't even know if that many people read this. So here goes on the first half:

1. Don Draper makes me happy. Not Jon Hamm (although I wouldn't kick him out of bed either), but 1962 Don Draper. Does it creep me out he would be older than my grandfather right now? Not really. So I guess I should start working on that fictional time machine to take me back to the fake 1960s.

2. "Jizz in My Pants" by SNL Digital Short (Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone[?]). It's better than anything the Timberlake/land collab has done in the last 6 months (although they both make cameos- Justin as a janitor and Timba contributes back up). You will not stop singing it. Ever. Even at dinner with your grandparents.

3. My grandpa's jokes. Example: Old man gets on plane. A beautiful woman sits next to him. As the plan gets ready for take off, he smiles at her. She hesitantly smiles back. I was hoping we could have a conversation on this flight? he says to her.
About what? She asks.
I don't know. Nuclear physics? He says.
Ok. Well, let me ask you something, She says.
Ok.
You know how when deer poop it comes out in big piles?
Yes, the old man says.
Or when bunnies poop it comes out in little pellets?
Yes, the old man says, nodding his head.
Or when horses and cows poop it comes out in round clumps?
Yes, he says and wonders where this is going.
Well if they all eat grass, she says, why does it all come out looking so different?
Well I don't know, ma'am, he says. I really don't!
Ok, she says, well how do you expect to talk about nuclear physics when you don't know shit?

Hardy har har. He tells them better than I can type them.

4. Staying in bed when it's snowing. Extra points if you have a DVD player, lots of movies, and someone to keep you warm that isn't a black lab who seems to think the entire bed area is his.

5. The Fist Pump Mix. Someday I will write more about this wonderful CD, but a quick overview: my friend TJ from Miami of Ohio made me and Alanna a mixed CD of really cool music because he didn't really approve of the music we listened to. Because of this CD, I know who Ike Reilly is, I know who People Under the Stairs are, I know who Latryx is ("Lady Don't Tek No" is a hip hop CLASSIC), I know G'Love and the Special Sauce, I know the Donnas, and I know Cody Chestnutt (TJ once told me that "Looks Good In Leather" was MY song... so I kind of forever am in love with it). I will write one day about how every time that I hear it, it makes me infinitely happy. I will get the whole list and put it up here so you can see for your self how awesome it is.

6. Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy, any trivia game show. Again an experience I will write about on a later date, but Trivial Pursuit is the only level playing ground for me and my dad. It ends up with pieces thrown across the room, boards tipped over, and in one case, a punch in the nose. Jeopardy is like exercise for me (oooh, running on the treadmill WHILE watching Jeopardy is the best workout ever) that trains me for the yearly TP game with dear ol' Dad. Also, trivia games at the bars- because flattening your friends with your extensive knowledge of French history AND Tom Cruise movies is just so satisfying.

and for a lucky 7: TV and Food combinations. For example:
"The Princess Bride" and chocolate lava cake. "How I Met Your Mother" and a cheeseburger. "Lost" and sushi/anything with avocados. "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and lots of beer (it's like nine hours long, so I really mean LOTS of beer) and hearty German food (pretzels, sausage, etc). "Mad Men" and a nice filet mignon with a rich cabernet. I don't know why these things go so well with each other, they just do.

As for tags, I tag my number one fan izzie_tisha, huffmania, oh the places i will eat, and whoever else has ever commented on this blog. Tag, you're it.