THIS IS AFTERNOON DELIGHT.

Happy memorial day. Thank you, veterans, for preserving our liberty to make ridiculous comedies based on harmonizing classically filthy seventies pop. Thank you. 

Anchorman - Afternoon Delight from Ron Burgundy

THIS IS A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE.

Happy summer kids. To begin our warm weather journey, a pop culture comparison. First, Katy Perry's obnoxious and weird, but nefariously catchty, Hot n' Cold. Embedding disabled by request, curse of my existence.

And here, the ukrainian polka band reincarnation of said confection. You're welcome. 

THIS IS BIBILICAL KNOWLEDGE.

Not that way, you dirty little thing. I don't normally get a notion to quote scripture, but this seems very nice and helpful, and not at all about stoning or boning or salt-pillaring, as these things so often tend:

"No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing He will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it." 1 Corinthians 10:13

Can I get an amen?

Expect more cheerful posts soon, about why the barenaked ladies are freaking sweet, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, and the secret to the appeal of several varieties of toaster-based breakfast foods.

THIS IS YOUR BOOSTER SHOT.

I always thought that booster shots sounded great.  Sadly they are not little positive shots of energy, but chemicals. So, in the interest of boosting spirits actually and not medicinally, the men in my life this week: Andrew Bernard and Stephen Lynch:

"I may hug people too hard, and get lost in malls. But I am not an idiot." 

"I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure I'm in a dance-off." 

"I am single now. What we have here, is the ultimate smackdown between the Nard-dog and crippling despair, loneliness, and depression. I intend to win."

"You know, it's true what they say--Long Island Iced Teas are way stronger in Canada."

EDIT: The first quote is Tracy Jordan. He is my main man, not just this week, but all weeks. Especially shark week. Which I live every week. 

THIS IS DESPAIR BUSTERS.

Neither good nor fast times at ridgemont high, kids. Not at all good times.  What's a girl to do? Unironic feminist lyrics, laundry, and some applicable comics to the rescue! 

"I called my sister and said I feel adrift, with no man. She said, oh honey, learn to love the sea." - The Nields

"You don't know a person like me, I could sell your songs to Nike." - my homegirl Dar Williams

"So I walk like I'm on a mission cause that's the way I groove. I got more and more to do, I got less and less to prove. It took me too long to realize that I don't take good pictures cause I have the kind of beauty that moves." -Ani Difranco

"If we're a drop in the bucket, with just enough science to keep from saying fuck it. Plenty revolutions left until we get this thing right." -Indigo Girls

And, this flipping awesome song. 

THIS IS AMIE.

Spring fever song. Good for what ails you.



And isn't this a perfect picture for the song, somehow? I highly recommend I'm Not There, incidentally.

THIS IS NEW MATH.

I stumbled upon this crazyawesome website by dude Craig Damrauer. Ch-ch-check it out.

He makes equations that are:

funny.

very funny.

painfully funny.

truthful.

sweet. pointed.

what you need to hear.

And, in my own new math, the oldie I can't out of my head is:

don't pull your love= (elevator music + hook)/(slightly dirty * sweet):