Madsen

I so want this bike! Could you just die?!



Want want want want want......

Freedom!

When I was a kid, back in the ancient early 80s, skateboarders were still considered mild delinquents - and that, obviously, added to the attraction! I can remember being in 7th grade and helping the boys build a huge plywood half pipe in the Grahams driveway (next to a ridiculously busy street, naturally) so we could go every day after school and whoosh down that tube. I relished being the only girl, and I still have the scars. Every once in a while, I get nostalgic for that innocent rebellion and wish I had kept my very first pair of black and white Vans.

By the time I made it to high school, I had moved on to drama and cheerleading and track and left my boarding friends behind. We'd still talk every now and again when we passed in the halls and knew we'd always have each others backs. Junior year, our coolest skater dude Joey was hit by a car riding his board home from school, and he shockingly passed away. Every single time I see a pair of Vans I think of him - even after all these years.

Now my 6-year old son wants to learn to skateboard and is asking for one for his upcoming birthday. I'm so conflicted about this - mostly because homeboy is all kinds of uncoordinated! I just don't want him to get hurt. Then I watched this and knew - he'll be more than fine.

“caravan girl” by goldfrapp

Sweet Thing

Uh oh -

Whatcha Doin' For Earth Day?

How about taking a portrait of the entire planet? Does that sound too tough? Read on...



If you are out and about in your neighborhood with a camera, snap some pictures and upload your best one to Earth Mosiac. People from all over the world will be doing the same, and the end result is sure to be something pretty spectacular! A giant photo mosaic of the Earth!

It's A Rough Life But Somebody's Gotta Do It

Being cute is so very, very tiring.

Whoa....

It's no wonder we're all so tired, stressed out and overwhelmed - this mentally exhausted me just watching it!

Worlds Collide

Down the rabbit hole I fall, further and further into the bottomless hole called FaceBook!

I'm onto you FaceBook. I see how you are. It all starts with just ONE friend acceptance - how could that be any big deal, hmmmm? I mean, it's not like OTHER people I know will be Friending me (Lord, is that a new verb?!) just because I know one person, right? Right?

I only created an account to look up all the people from my past that I've been trying to avoid for the last 20 years, (you know you've done it too!) I purposely didn't use my maiden name (because I'm secretly in the Psycho-High-School-Boyfriend Protection Program) and laughed and laughed at all the middle-aged Job/Travel/I'm-So-Fucking-Cool competitions going on. Do you really need to be wearing that mini and Abercrombie half-shirt at 40? I didn't think so. And please don't post anymore photos of yourself on a jetski from 1,000 yards out. Then suddenly I have A WALL with tons of stuff, and conversations, and friends of friends. Wha? Where does it end, I ask you? How many hours do I have to spend on this godforsaken network? Why can't I make myself turn it off?! I even warned myself about this, and I did it anyway.

Remember that Seinfeld episode where George didn't want the woman he was dating hanging out with his friends because then Worlds Would Collide? Girlfriend would overlap Friends would overlap Family would overlap Work would overlap Therapist, etc. Yes, yes, FaceBook is JUST LIKE THAT! And guess what? I just added my maiden name to my profile! WHAT am I doing?!

Oh, guess what else? I'm back on coffee. I need a 12-step for that, but first I have to WANT to quit. No, I don't have a problem, why do you ask?

Hey, wanna be FB friends?