Christmas Decorating for Apartment Dwellers

So my tree is just slightly bigger than my television and has to jockey for space with our entertainment center, "dining room" table, and our bikes, but I think it looks fabulous. I finally figured out what to do with all those cheesy things I buy while traveling: stick them on my tree! I've had some great reminisces while decorating this year.

Name Obsession

Just because it's a work night and I'm totally exhausted, I'd thought I'd link to something I found interesting. Those who know my family know that we have a few favorite topics of conversation, one of which is totally awful baby names and creative spelling. The other of which is "when is Aunt Kelli moving back to Utah?"

So anyway...here's a look at names. I especially like the Dutch names.

Fun Fact

So I read this really cool article about teaching people CPR. Apparently, if you do CPR to the tune of Stayin' Alive, people remember how to do the procedure with the correct compression rate and depth (100 times per minute, 1.5 - 2 inches deep). One of the paramedics at the hospital told me that her instructor taught them to the tune of Another One Bites the Dust. I think that's unnecessarily morbid.

Someone helpfully created a video for You-Tube. Best line: "Feel the ribs a breakin, you gotta keep your faith and keep 'em alive, keep 'em alive."

Makeover!

Since I will probably never make it to What Not to Wear, I decided to do my own Christmas makeover. Well here you have it: what I look like with makeup. And a Sarah Palin wink.

(Bonus - I also learned to dance!)

"Bill" Endorses Hillary for Secretary of State

This is possibly the best "Bill Clinton" video from SNL of all time. "Bill" gives the best argument yet for why Hillary should be the next Secretary of State. Enjoy.

Sweet Sweet Sondre

I just saw Sondre Lerche at the 9:30 Club and it was sweet - except for the old lady (okay she was in her 40s) who didn't understand the concept of standing room only and told me twice how rude I was to stand in front of her. Her daughter filled her in though and was overhead to tell her that "you can't do things like that Mom." Awesome - she just got schooled! That's how I roll, uh huh.

So anyway, Sondre is sweet and funny and you should check him out.

Domesticated - The Part Where I Cook Again

Banana bread. What a wondrous creation. The secret is to bake the bananas beforehand. Can you believe I even know a baking secret, let alone two? (Readers of my previous posts will recall the shortening secret).

And viola - perfect banana bread and it only took 2 hours to make one loaf.