Birthday Gift Idea Alert!!! Quill Pen

Today I did the unthinkable and actually accomplished SOME of my To-Do list goals. Not just ONE... but SOME. I know, fasten your seatbelts, this ride is gettin CARAZAY!!!

And of course, wouldn't you know it? I discover something about myself along the way and assume EVERYONE finds me as interesting as I do.

I, Em Leahy, am a pen-aholic. Hi Em.

Ladies and Gents it is NOT just pens. It's mechanical pencils, markers, crayons, sharpies, gelly rolls, and of course pens. black pens, blue pens, clicky pens, cushy pens, fancy pens, ordinary pens. Dr. Suess don't even KNOW.

This obsession of pens that I have is actually borderline ridiculous (which is a roundabout way of saying 'a problem') Every school year. EVERY. ONE. I HAVE...HAVE to buy a new package of pens, pencils, markers and crayons. The fancy stuff I buy when I feel like treating myself. When I go to restaurants, retail merchandisers, my friends houses, work, I can't help but take a pen with me if presented the opportunity. And here is what I have found:

1...Clicky pens from businesses usually kick ass. It's like they know, if your pen sucks and does not work when your potential consumer goes to use it, you know what they are going to do? Flip the pen over and say "Well looks like I won't be fulfilling my sandwich needs at Mr. Goodcents, because they can't properly provide me with a working pen." That is EXACTLY what happens.

2...BIC pens are the ONLY way to go for your everyday/scholastic use. Parents, if you are buying your child Papermates for their first day of school, consider yourself abusive. Your child is now going to look like the IDIOT that can't operate a simple tool like a PEN.

2.5... same rule applies to coloring utensils. Crayola or else. (meaning, or else your child is getting regularly bullied on the playground) RoseArt? Kill yourself.

3... Gelly rolls effin kick ass. ALWAYS.

3.5... Sharpies? also kick ass. ALWAYS. Always a guaranteed cool kid. It doesn't even really matter what size. Actually... I'll take that back, if you are rockin the huge friggin sharpies, you're a little off, cause everyone knows those are only for industrial use like major poster board action or labeling your moving boxes, don't be whippin those out just for shits and gigs.

As for mechanical pencils, well it's hard to go wrong, or maybe it isn't hard at all, but I haven't ever really run into a batch that was completely unusable. I like to jazz it up with several colors, you know depending on my mood for scantron tests.

Nothing beats a good, sturdy, dry erase marker. Dry Erase boards are up there in my list of favorite inventions.

My absolute favorite pen EVER? Herbie: My boxing frog pen that also lights up. I got it with Lauren Larsen when we were shopping for some StuBo thangs. Oh yeah, I still have him. He doesn't work so well anymore, but I will never let Herb go.

Maybe you don't believe me, maybe you think I just dabble in the pen. And although I have a lot of pen learning to do, keep in mind... I just spent 1.5 hours going through my desk drawer that is strictly dedicated to my various writing utensils to ensure they were in proper working order and to unfortunately discard the ones that have finished their life (and HAPPILY discard the ones that have failed at their destiny) and now I just spent about 10 minutes blogging about it.

I guess if you take anything away from this, remember: your pens (especially super cool ones) are not trusted around me and 2... gelly rolls are ALWAYS kickin.

Signing off (in a virtual gelly roll),
Em

And With the Rain

So I got to thinking, yes at 2:20 in the morning, stop judging... that if John Tesh is all about making an impact on your job interviews and stand out and be creative and avoid this and don't eat that before yadda yadda yadda, well I got to thinking if my Flobots Cd would be my one regret, do you know what I would say is my biggest flaw?


The way I eat cereal.

I am not trying to be even the slightest bit humorous right now. I am... an ... AWFUL cereal eater. It's disgusting. DIS-GUS-TING. This is myself that I'm talkin about here people, and I love me, but even I wouldnt want to be around me while I am eating cereal. It is for this reason alone as to why I try as best as possible to not eat cereal in front of other people. Cause I GO TO TOWN and I am NOT ashamed. And I'm not going to pretend to be something I'm not, however if I do find myself in the unfortunate circumstance to eat cereal in front of other people, I physically have to make EFFORT not to behave normally. It's pretty diff. ...icult.

Anyways. So if there is anyone out there reading this, or whatever, comment or if you would prefer think about your flaw. Own it. and know how to control it.


Everything is going to the beat
Em

Regret

I don't regret much in this crazy nonsensical life of mine, but if I had to name one, say on a job interview or something, it would be this. The Flobots CD "Fight With Tools", Oh My Sweet Tea, it is the absolute worst.
You know what's even suckier than someone shoving their political agenda down your throat? Doing it to the beat of less than stellar music. GAH. And you must be asking yourself, Really? THAT is your one regret? Yeah. Yeah it is. Usually I have a rule when it comes to buying FULL Cds and that rule is this "I must like THREE songs on the Cd" Well I didn't follow my usually correct standard and I just thought "Well Handlebars was a good song, I think I'll like all of it" WRONG. Wrong wrong wrong. Wrong. So you are probably thinking, Em didn't that Cd come out f*ckin years ago? Yeah but I just imported the ONE good song from it onto my iTunes and it just, it just opened up the wound, you know?

Well with that out of the way I feel I am at peace again.

Next item on the agenda? The Real World.

I. WILL. MAKE. THIS. HAPPEN. I mean, am I right or am I right... I was BORN to be on The Real World. Literally put on this Earth to amuse everyone with my appearance on this oh so entertaining reality show. Everyone would watch it. It will be THE best season. I will be EVERYONE'S favorite. This is my lifelong dream. Unfortunately my lifelong dream has a shelf life of 24. So... I guess I better get crackin? To do this I need to achieve hot-tub-ready physique. Kay that's really it. And apply, of course.

I wonder if there are any work happenings that I want to commemorate.

"I like my cars clean and my women dirty" - Brian aka Biggie
That was classic.

Until the next time party people
Em


Postscript: Shout out to my first follower, Callie. HOOLLLLLEEERRRRRR

So here's the thing...

I was really good about myspace blogging. In fact as I reread old posts, goodness they were hilarious. But now since no one will be caught dead using myspace (correction: I don't want people knowing I still HAVE my myspace) I figure the appropriate thing to do is to just go ahead and get a grown up blog.

Oh and also because due to certain, ahem, Earth products, I have difficulty remembering significant slash hilarious and altogether noteworthy events of my life. And I feel I will need them in the future. If for my grandkids, at least.


Note: examples for 'labels for this post' was scooters... like the coffee shop? or the mode of transportation. I hope no one is blogging while on their scooter, and I hope no one actually drinks scooters.... no offense. But maybe a little.

Snickerdoodles,
Em