Double Up

Double Up


You know... they make longer ladders, too:

Also, I wanna know where I can get some free gas, too.

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And I have this award that I'm finally getting around to posting about.  It came from Stephanie over at Seriously??... Reeeally?... ... Seriously?.  If you're into soap shards, shiny poop, and the hidden dangers of singing on Rock Band, then rock on over and check her out!  Er,  . . . um, I mean check her blog out. . . (or whatever floats your boat...)  So here's the award:

I know it's fruity and pink, but I'm secure enough in my man-hood to accept.  I need to share 5 guilty pleasures and pass it on to three other irresistibly sweet bloggers.

1. Miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

2. Starbucks Coffee

3. Watching Naruto

4. Chocolate anything

5. Sleeping in on the weekend

And my three recipients:

1. Diary of a Snuggle Slut

2. Freckles and Fudge

3. Simply Kate

Stylish Blogger Award

Stylish Blogger Award


I have to start out the week by thanking Jennie over at Well Shut the Front Door!  She made my weekend by bestowing upon Dry Humor Daily the following illustrious accolade:

First of all, I highly recommend metaphorically jumping over to Jennie's blog and reading some posts.  If you're sitting here reading mine, you'll probably like hers, too.  Now, as with most awards, this one comes with a few caveats:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award

2. Share 7 things about yourself

3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award

So, thanks again, Jennie!

Now, what 7 things can I share about myself which would be mildly amusing.  Hmm...
1. My favorite band of all time is Thrice.  Why?  Great musicians continue to evolve in all aspects of their music making.  Thrice is truly an extraordinary example of this.
2. I like love sushi!  If I could afford it, I would eat sushi at least once every single day.  Sushi, sashimi, rolls, anything.  I particularly like white tuna when I can find it.
3. I don't have any pets, just pet peeves.
4. I'm getting married, soon.  (More on that tomorrow or the next day.)
5. I have more pairs of shoes than my wife-to-be.  (Most of them are remnants from college yesteryears.  I should really give some of those away...)
6. My fiance and I are Scrabble freaks.  (Don't judge.)
7. My fiance and I are going to see Lady GaGa in concert in March.  It was a Christmas present she got and I kind of have to go along, too.  To be completely honest, I'm excited.

Now, to the juicy part, the paying it forward.  Here are 15 7 bloggers with which I'm spreading the love:
1. Melanie's Randomness
2. Colorful Rants
3. Dibbly Fresh
4. Red Pen Inc.
5. Freckles and Fudge
6. Simply Sam
7. Amber LaShell Rants

I was just complaining about an hour ago about how there isn't enough time in one day to do everything I want to do, so I cut the list from 15 to 7.  I know, I know... shame on me.

Another Blog Award

Another Blog Award

I have another blog award to share this weekend.  Presenting:

The Gold Framed Dog Blog Award

Yay!  This award comes from Amber, who always says what's on her mind.  Thanks a bunch!

I traced this award back to the creator.  Apparently, the qualifications to be a recipient are at the awarder's discretion.  I'm glad that web of discretion made its way to me.  

At this point, I pass on The Gold Framed Dog Blog Award to 5 other worthy blogs.  :)

1. Dr. Heckle

2. I'd Rather Be Blogging

3. Thundercat

4. Freckles and Fudge

5. This Ain't PMS

Blog Awards!

I have received a couple of awards lately!  I am very thankful for them and I happily accept them.  I'll put two of them up today and the other one, tomorrow.

The Versatile Blogger

What can I say?  I'm flattered.  I really do try to keep Dry Humor Daily interesting.  I'm glad someone else thinks so, too.  This is from my blogger friend, Jess.  Thank you for the award and thank you for the nostalgia I often get from reading your blog.

I actually got two of these bad boys.  (Kind of drives a point home, doesn't it?)  I am equally happy for both of them.  This one comes from Cyn, over at Quintessence.  Check out her blog, too.








So now I have to say seven things about myself and then pass on the award to 15 other versatile bloggers.  (This is going to cover for both awards.)

1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are my favorite candy.  More specifically, the small ones.
2. I really like Malcolm Gladwell's books.
3. I'm from Texas (I'm still there, actually) and I play ice hockey on a recreational league.  Weird, huh?
4. I play the piano.  I have been for about as long as I could push a button.
5. My fiance and I are like a mini Brady Bunch.  I have a child from a previous relationship and so does she.
6. I'm a one-beer kind of guy.  I can honestly say that I typically drink pretty much any alcohol for its taste.  My favorite beer?  Fat Tire.
7. I worked for Starbucks for almost 3 years and I was a Coffee Ambassador.  (It's kind of like the Knights of the Round Table, except for coffee.)  Now, I work for a software company.

So about those 15 other bloggers.  I bestow the Versatile Blogger award to the following bloggers.  Check them out.  I don't just put anyone up here.  :)

1. This Freckled Lemonade , 2. Melanie's Randomness , 3. Diary of a Fair Weather Diver , 4. Little Lost Soul , 5. Dibbly Fresh , 6. Inside The Mind of Booya , 7. Arguing With a Donut , 8. From the STUPIDEST Corner of My Mind , 9. Simply Kate , 10. Overserved and Undertall , 11. Mi Vida en Buenos Aires , 12. Northwest Betty , 13. Thank Goodness For The Good Ones , 14. Fantasy Casting , and 15. Red Pen, Inc.

...And Rachel McAdams Wears Prada, Too

. . . And Rachel McAdams Wears Prada, Too

This was not by any means intentional.  The TV was on (I wasn’t really watching it) and a trailer played for an upcoming romantic comedy.  Guess who wrote it:

(If you read yesterday’s post, it wouldn’t be all that hard to guess…)

I could hardly believe my ears.  I was just making fun of how silly it sounded to promote a movie by flaunting its screenwriters.  Lo and behold!  Here comes a movie called Morning Glory.  (Boy howdy, they are reeeeeeeeeally proud of the work they did on The Devil Wears Prada!) 

To be completely honest, Morning Glory stars Harrison Ford (usually worth seeing) and Rachel McAdams (always worth seeing ;)), and I wouldn’t be totally against watching it.  Even though I’m a guy and this movie is a romantic comedy, it’s still a romantic comedy.  Who can say "no" to comedy?  Right?  (I'll keep telling myself that.)

You know, Prada has deep roots in American film making, as well.  It's no surprise that marketers flash it around every chance they get.  I believe that in this case, it has finally come full circle, too.  Remember Star Wars?  Harrison Ford was in that, too (as a youngin', of course).  Who else was in Star Wars?  Darth Vader.  Any idea what kind of boots Vader was wearing?  That's right:

Special Sunday Post

Blog With Substance


I usually don't post on the weekends, but here it is: Special Sunday Edition!

I recently received an award for my blog.  Actually, it's my first one.  It was given to me by Booya Bobby.
It is the "Blog With Substance" award.

I know it's kind of feminine, but what do you expect when a majority of bloggers out there are women?

My job now is to sum up my blogging experience, philosophy, and motivation into 5 words.

#1 Relieving
-I discovered that blogging is a perfect way to dump all of those excess thoughts running around my head.

#2 Enlightening
-Now I know how little I really knew about the internet...and now I'm learning.

#3 Enjoyable
-I guess this falls under the philosophy category.  My unofficial slogan is "Think, laugh, and maybe even learn something."  Hopefully, one of those activities is enjoyable to readers.

#4 Practice
-I'd like to be published one day.  Blogging is a means by which to practice style and theme.  It's also my own personal lesson to myself in discipline.  I post Monday through Friday, rain or shine (metaphorically speaking).  I've missed very few and I'm happy about that.

#5 Community
-The blogging community is exactly that.  Among all of the B-Level blogging going on out there, I've run across some real A-List bloggers, people who really read and comment.  They have great content, too.  It's a fulfilling community.

Now, I'm tasked with passing on the award to 10 others.  So, here they are:

MattBaxx
Ups Downs All Arounds
From the Stupidest Corner of My Mind
It Is a Big Deal, It Is to Me!
Quintessence
Little Lost Soul
Red Pen, Inc.
This Ain't PMS
Bianca and the B-Sides
Diary of a Doll

Hope everyone had a great weekend!