If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, download it.  The song was Sleep by the incredible Kimya Dawson… download it here.

Every family has it’s own style.  And you have no choice.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it here.

Cheers

1.

Family Matters

2.

Saved By The Bell

3.

Sanford & Son

4.

Perfect Strangers

5.

The Odd Couple

6.

Alf

7.

Full House

8.

Family Ties

9.

Silver Spoons

10.

People’s Court

11.

Punky Brewster

12.

Laverne & Shirley

13.

Mr. Belvedere

14.

One Day At A Time

15.

Remember to leave your score in the comments…

The song on this episode was Emelie Carrara’s version of In The Mood…you can download the song here.

So this week I’m running another rerun.  It’s in my top five favorite WSWCL episodes.  It’s reaching way back into the archive, so hopefully it’s new to you or you don’t remember it much.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song was La Valse d’ Amelie from the movie Amelie. Download the song here.

On the 12th day of each month, people all over the world take 12 photos of their day.  It’s called the 12 of 12.

Today I decided to be a little creative and try to cram all 12 of my shots into my 2 mile walk home.

Since all of my pictures are going to be taken during my walk, I thought this would be a great starter.

Who uses these any more??

Skipped by the train station today and did the full walk.  Half of the reason was that I wanted to get some good photos in.  The other half was because I’m trying to walk more.

Street vendors.

What’s a Pvblic Library?

Stopping to smell the weeds.

If I only knew how.

Climbing ivy.

I have a strange infatuation with graffiti.

Old building. Even older sun.

Flower beds outside of an antique shop.

Made it home!

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it.  The song was Everybody Knows by John Legend…download it on Amazon.

And I decided that instead of writing a story and recording this week, I’m going to play a re-run of that episode since it is certainly one of my favorites.

I hope you enjoy it.

If you’re looking for some FRESH Mike Lawson, check out my other show…Catching Up.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it.  The song was When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars…download the song here.

So…..I do a new podcast every week with Joe from this story.  It’s called Catching Up and the gist is this: Joe and Mike have been friends for over a decade.  Mike lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Joe lives in Los Angeles.  Each week we call one another and…catch up.  It’s unscripted, fun and sometimes a little raunchy.  Check it out at CUPodcast.com.  Or find it in iTunes.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it.  The song was Live While We’re Young by One Direction. You can download it here.

On the 12th day of each month, people all over the world take 12 photos of their day and post them on their blogs and websites.  Here are my 12 from February 2013.  Notice anything different about them?

I started the morning, as always, with a hot cup of coffee.

I’m reading Measuring The Networked Nonprofit: Using Data To Change The World for work-related purposes.  So far it’s…dense.

Well good morning, handsome!

Giving my Twitter feed some loving.

It’s really hard to work with this handsome devil sitting on my lap.  This is Lancet, the office pug.

I had a lunch meeting, so I couldn’t do a proper lunch with Heather.  Instead we walked to Starbucks and then to Nesspee Patel’s.

The Tibet place on University.

After lunch Lancet has a bit more energy.

I was huncray (get it?) after work so I started cooking as soon as I got home.

The state of the nation, according to the POTUS is “strong.”

I am elderly. This is about when I started getting ready for bed.

One more poke before hitting the haaaaaay.  Lantus.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song is Die In Your Arms by Justin Bieber and can be downloaded here.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song was Just Like Henry by Dressy Bessy and can be downloaded here.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…I’d like to suggest a very new and very special podcast. I just started a brand new show with my friend Joey. It’s called “Catching Up.” Joe and I have been friends for over a decade and we call one another every week and just…catch up. It’s an unscripted, fun little show…you can find it at CUPodcast.com.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song was Young Folks by Peter, Bjorn & John can be downloaded here.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…I’d like to suggest a very new and very special podcast. I just started a brand new show with my friend Joey. It’s called “Catching Up.”

Joe lives in LA…and each week we call and talk about what’s going on. Two friends just…catching up. We’re working on getting into the iTunes store…for now you can check it out at CUPodcast.com.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song was Merry Happy by Kate Nash and can be downloaded here.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try? This week I suggest you try Big Silly Homo with Donna Suggarz. Just a big silly homo living in California, Donna loves life, drag and men. This show covers it all…from jewls, wigs, heels and 20 sided dice. Donna is a little of the gay universe and a little of the nerd universe, either way she keeps it fun. Go to BigSillyHomo.com.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try out Nerdonomy: Nerds On History.  So good….Christiana from Greetings From Nowhere suggested this one a couple of weeks ago and I’m podcast crushing.  History is full of amazing stories.  Brian and Eric explore the most inspirational, terrifying and hilarious events in history.  Everything from the creation of the universe to the invention of cheese in a can…and everything in between.  Learn something new weekly.  Head over to Nerdonomy.com.

Every month, on the 12th day, bloggers and social media nutz all over the world take 12 photos and share them.  It’s called 12 of 12.  And here are my 12 from January 2013.

Last day that I will use it. I can’t do dairy past the expiration date.

I wanted to read on the sun deck…but it was too cold. You can’t tell from the photo, but it was pretty chilly outside.

I’ve never read it or seen the movie…I’m behind. Today I’m reading Stephen King’s Carrie. So far it’s pretty good. The prom just started.

The regimen.

This is the view from my desk. I’ve seen better.

These are the incredibly detailed notes from the interview I did for the article that must get written today.

And this is my not writing the article.

This is what unhappy looks like.

This is what 211 feels like

People have asked what the framed photos were in my bathroom…here they are. I framed some of my favorite panels from Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles, Rocketeer, Happy and Mind MGMT.

Wieners on a Saturday night…typical homosexual.

Dinner before bed…I mean before finishing my article.

If you liked the music in this episode, go download it. It was Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5. Add this song to your music library!

If you like What Some Would Call Lies might I suggest you give one of my newest favorite podcasts a try? This week I suggest you download Ding Da Bell. I just started listening to this one after my sister suggested and I’m glad I found it. It’s two funny A.D.D. Asians…a gay man and a married woman. Ding Da Bell, it’s only you need. DingDaBell.com, or find a link on WhatSomeWouldCallLies.com.

And I was like…

The music I used in today’s episode is from The Postal Service and it’s called Great Heights.  Want to add it to your music library? Download it here for just $.99.
If you like What Some Would Call Lies, might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try.  This week I suggest you try Flip The Table.  Most board game shows focus on the latest-and-greatest or time-tested classics.  The Flip The Table crew have taken it upon themselves to comb their local charity shops and salvage stores for the other stuff.  They review cheesy, weird, and obscure board games for your entertainment.  And it’s a lot of fun.  Check them out at http://tableflipsyou.blogspot.com/, or find the link on What Some Would Call Lies sidebar, or search in iTunes.

The music I used in this episode is Bruno Mars’ Marry You and can be downloaded via this link to Amazon.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies, might I suggest that you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try out Big Fatty Online…it’s not just ruined…according to the BFO census, favorite segments include voiceletters, ask big fatty, the gentleman caller report and general natterfests and trainwrecks.  He puts a lot of work into consistently putting out a show and you can find him at BigFattyOnline.com, in the link list of What Some Would Call Lies.com or by searching iTunes.

I also mention the new Most Foul and Most Disgusting Award (the current title holder is RC).  Check out the Most Foul And Most Disgusting page at WhatSomeWouldCallLies.com/foul.

My newest obsession is Cinemagram. It’s an iPhone app that allows you to create animated gifs using your phone’s camera.  Check out my feed.  If you’re an iPhone user, follow me and I’ll follow you back.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it.  The song was Home by Phillip Phillips.  download it on Amazon for only $.99.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try out The Memory Palace.  From award-winning public radio producer, Nate DiMeo.  Short, surprising stories of the past.  Sometimes heart breaking, sometimes hysterical, always super-great.  For history buffs, fans of public radio and for admirers of things that are super-great go to thememorypalace.us or search The Memory Palace in iTunes.

Here are my 12 photos from 12/12/12:

This is new for me. I’ve been a Levemir/Lantus guy for years…but new doctor wanted to try this out.

Took the BART to the office.

Inspirational quote on my desk (and a photo of me & my sister behind it)

Old coffee cup from my old job. Coffee at my new job tastes significantly better.

Heather and Lancet the puppy waiting for lunch.

Yum.

Took the BART to see my CDE in Oakland.

The stairwells at Kaiser have these creepy images of “healthy” people in them.

Why are there so many songs about rainbows?

Just because it’s low-carb doesn’t mean it’s healthy.

Wall decorations.

Fuck. Luckily this was the last photo. Had to go fix that number.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song was Que Sera, Sera recorded by Sly & The Family Stone. Purchase the song on Amazon for only $.99.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try? This week I suggest you try out Pod Is My Copilot. Taylor the latte boy, Taffy Carisle Huffington and Rodan present this snarky audio cocktail. They talk about life in Florida and Louisianna…love, friendship, pop culture. And it’s a great time. Check them out at PodIsMyCopilot.com or search in iTunes.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try Cocktails and Cream Puffs.  Cocktails and Cream Puffs is a gay, comedy, pop-culture show hosted by Joey, Marc and the adorable Matt Crehan Higgins.  Check them out and listen as they discuss the intimate and insane adventures of their own lives, give the reach around to your most favored and hated celebs, and discuss the news as only they can. Find them at CocktailsAndCreamPuffs.com or search iTunes.

If you liked the music I used in the episode this week, go download it. The song was Nightswimming by REM. Click the link to donwload a copy of the song.

Do you like the song in this episode? Download it now on Amazon for only $.99.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try out I Like You.  This weekly show about love, like dating, and the opposite of those things is informative while still entertaining.  I Like You can be found in itunes or by going to ILikeYouPodcast.com.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try out Greetings From Nowhere.  Small town quirks and coolness…yeah.  Christina and Nicole talk about their lives in their small towns, pop culture, politics, theater, cats and other important things.  They don’t always agree…but they are always friendly.  Find them in iTunes or go to http://www.visitnowhere.com/

The song used in this episode is Madness by Muse. Download the song for only $.99 on Amazon.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try out Vera Speaks…For Real.  Auntie Vera Charles is a fifty-something year old gay actor living with his angel husband, Gooch, and their two four-legged angel children.  Find him (and his conscious) in iTunes or at VeraSpeaks.com

Did you like the song I used in this episode? It was John Mayers Heart of Life. Download the song for only $1.29 on Amazon.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try The Game Night Guys.  Each episode Brian and Curtis take on the challenge of learning and playing a new party game.  They play everything from the classic and traditional to the randomly obscure.  They take a light-hearted approach to competition where laugher is always the object of the game.  Find them in iTunes or GameNightGuys.com

At the top of this episode I talk about the political blog that I started in Orange County.  To hear that story, go take a listen to Episode 43: The Fools of April.

The song used in this episode is Sexy Boy by Air. Download the song on Amazon for only $.99.

If you like What Some Would Call Lies…might I suggest you give one of my favorite podcasts a try?  This week I suggest you try Secretly Timid.  Based out of Dallas, Texas this group of friends sit around and chat about their lives and current events and hot topics.  Lots of pussy and penis talk…and a little off-color fat shaming…find it in iTunes or at SecretlyTimid.com.

The Adventures of Adam Atteburry is a collaborative storytelling project.  Adam is being shipped around the world and the photographs are returned to me here where I force them into a story.  If you’re interested in hosting Adam Atteburry, go here to learn more.

Adam Atteburry was at a crossroad.  Or a fork.  Or whatever.

When he went to bed on Monday he was certain of where he was headed, but when he woke up on Tuesday he had completely lost the faith that he had in his plan.  It was a similar feeling to the one you get when you dress yourself up and leave the house in the morning but are having second thoughts before you ever reach the office.  Do these shoes go with these pants? Is this shirt too tight?  Adam knew what he was wearing, but he didn’t know if the ideas in his head clashed with reality.

It was a Tuesday.  The day that he took the suitcase from under his bed and started packing.  It was a Tuesday.  The day that he called up his boss and said “I won’t be coming in today, or tomorrow.  Or ever again.”  It was a Tuesday.  The day that he leapt from a metaphoric cliff with no plan for a safe landing.

Packing for an unknown destination or an unknown length of time is actually easier than you might think.  When you know where you’re going or for how long, you end up over-thinking your choices.  I will be there for five days, you think, so I need five pairs of socks plus three extra just in case.  When you don’t know, or don’t care about how long you’ll be gone you just grab a handful of underwear and figure you’ll worry about laundry when you get to that point.

Adam found that the chaos and stress that comes with deciding to fuck everything and give up on life was calmed when packing.  There’s something relaxing about deciding which items were valuable enough to take with you and which items you no longer had to care about preserving.  Adam imagined that this was probably a very similar feeling that Noah had when creating the boarding list for his cruise.

On the last look around the apartment before taking off to the airport, Adam noticed the potted fern sitting near the window.  It was a house-warming gift from his mother – a gift that he had always resented.  ”Is the responsibility of a houseplant really a gift?” he complained to his sister. “And it’s not like I can just let the plant die or throw it out,” he said.  ”You know mom. She’s going to be asking about it.”

Oh shit! he thought. Mom!  Adam had been so caught up in his plan to ditch all plans that he had forgotten about his family.  He knew that his friends would move on without him.  He understood that his fern would dry up and die.  But he hadn’t thought of what would happen to his mom when he left.  The worry started to bubble up in his stomach like a boiling pot.

He sent his mom a text message that read, “Have to leave town unexpectedly. Will message you when I get there. Love you tons.”  After he hit send, he shut off his cell phone and the boiling pot in his gut boiled over.  He ran to the bathroom but not all of it made it to the toilet. He had no problem leaving his furniture in his apartment for someone else to deal with.  He didn’t mind that he was leaving behind an almost rotten, partially empty half-gallon of 2% milk.  But he couldn’t fathom the idea of leaving a puddle of his vomit for someone else to clean up.  There are certain things that other people shouldn’t have to see, he thought.

He grabbed the mop and reached for a paper towel.

There was only one paper towel left on the spindle, and he smiled.  Last night he was so worried that he’d forget the list: Paper towels, Comet, frozen chicken breasts.  He kept repeating it.  Paper towels, Comet, frozen chicken breasts.  He hadn’t forgotten it.  Yet now, after his decision, it made no difference.

Adam always put his life into lists.  To-do lists.  Priority lists.  His life was one big list.  Which reminded him, had to quickly take care of one big decision he had…which he used a pro & con list to figure out who to choose.

Adam left his apartment and locked the door behind him.  He put the key under the mat and figured he would email his landlady once he was far away.  Far away.

Getting far away isn’t going to be cheap.  So he went to the ATM and withdrew all of his money.  He had just under $4,000 and he took it all out of his account.  Every good story he had ever read about a person fleeing his old life and every story about someone hiding from the law always included details about how they would avoid using credit cards.  While nobody was chasing Adam, he thought that maybe this was the best idea.

With $4,000 in his pocket, a packed suitcase and no plan, Adam walked to the train station.  He stopped and did a dramatic exhale that would have made for a perfect closeup after the inciting incident of every hackneyed Hollywood script.

It was a Tuesday, the day that he decided to change his life.

The podcast suggestion that I talk about in this episode is Arthur & Paul Talk – check them out.

This is a “continuation” or conclusion to the story I told last week… Episode 47: The Autumn Wallace Club.

The song used in this episode is Alice from Avril Lavigne. Download the song for just $.99 on Amazon.

We all have a variety of hangups.  Some of them are innate fears or anxieties that we can’t trace back to a particular traumatic moment…and other’s we can blame on mom.

I wish that I had more time to write and record this week.  I’m super busy, so I made sure to sit down and write SOMETHING.  What you get is a quickie.  :)  Enjoy!

Holy crap, an entire hour of stories?!?

I participated in the annual Pride 48 Celebration this year.  Pride 48 is a group of LGBT and LGBT friendly podcasts that get together (in Vegas and virtually) and stream 48 hours of podcasts.  It’s an incredibly fun time.  Pride48.com.

Since I had 60 full minutes to fill, I decided to tell 60 stories.

Don’t forget that next Sunday, September 16th I’ll be doing a LIVE episode of What Some Would Call Lies at 6am PST. To listen and to take part in the chat room during the show, head over to Pride48.com.  Have you ever heard me talk for an entire hour?!?  This is your chance.

The song in this episode is John Legend’s Green Light. Download the song now on Amazon for $1.29.

And don’t forget to tune into Pride 48 on Sunday September 16th at 6am PST for a one-hour LIVE episode of What Some Would Call Lies!

Co-habitation is a tricky game of give and take. What would you give and what would you take?

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If you want to follow me on the journey, I’ll be posting photos to Instagram (username mrmikelawson) or tweeting (@mrmikelawson)

And if you live in the Bay Area, hit me up.  I’m rebuilding my friend database and would love to meet!

Don’t get used to it.  I decided to tell this story a little early because I’m testing out some stuff on the website.  Enjoy!!

Episode 35: Screensaver

They’re supposed to help prevent the damage that may occur when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long.  Today, however, I’ll tell the tale of when a screensaver did little saving and plenty of embarrassing.

Sometimes it takes just five seconds to change the day of a stranger. Today I’ll prove it.

Episode 32 is about a little four-year old me that can’t stop talking (and dancing).

Check out Episode 31 of What Some Would Call Lies.

“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there.”  - Fahrenheit 451

In this episode I talk about this signed page that is currently framed on the wall behind my desk.

Don’t you love it when you ask someone “What’s up?”  And he replies, “Good.”  Or when you say, “How are you?” and he replies, “Not much.”  This episode is not about that.

We like to party. We like. We like to party.

What was an attempt to combine or coordinate separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole, ended up teaching me more about how to distance myself from those unlike me.

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale…a tale of a king and prince.

This is Episode 26 of the What Some Would Call Lies Podcast.  I call this story King Of The Streets, Prince Of The Alleys.

Practical jokes are a lot like fireworks…when you light a fuse and hold onto it until the last possible second to throw it into the air as it explodes, you risk the chance of getting burned.  Today I’ll tell you a story that starts with a lit fuse and ends with a big boom.

Find Tyler:

• On Twitter: @TheTyMartinez
• On Facebook: facebook.com/KingTylerVasquez
• On The Radio: azthebeat.com or on 101.1

And here are the two images mentioned in the episode:

Check out episode 25 of What Some Would Call Lies:

Let me tell you a story that I’m calling Hidey Ho! Mrs. Monroe

Listen to Episode 23: Tell-Tale Stache

Episode 22: The Gay Old Party

God Bless America!! Today I’ll reach across the aisle and try to caucus with the Republican Party.

I have been cracking myself up lately when listening to the radio by adding “…in bed” to the end of song titles.  It’s hard to believe that I’m so immature, but it’s gotten to the point where I can’t listen to the radio in the car without busting up.

Here’s Billboard’s current Top 10, with the addendum (#4 is hysterical):

10: Call Me Maybe…in bed

9: What Makes Your Beautiful…in bed

8: Part Of Me…in bed

7: Wild Ones…in bed

6: Starships…in bed

5: Stronger…in bed

4: Glad You Came…in bed

3: Somebody That I Used To Know…in bed

2: Boyfriend…in bed

1: We Are Young…in bed

Today I’ll tell you the much needed explanation of why I never became a professional singer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHhzxb_Qx3Y

Just listen.

This week I explain the photo above and talk about storytelling.  Have a listen!  Episode 19: Remember - Memory is the ability of the mind to store and recall past thoughts or knowledge…does that include overstatements, embellishments and embroidery?

What’s your mantra for the week?

Oh the things we’ll do just to fit in.  Things like getting crazy with the cheese wiz, spray painting the vegetables and shaving your face with mace in the dark.  Sprechen sie Deutches, baby.  You’re probably thinking “what the hell is this loser talking about?”  Well, let me explain.

What’s your mantra for the week?

Episode 17 of What Some Would Call Lies: Folklore and Friendship

What’s your mantra for the week?

Here’s my mantra for the week:

This morning I left a little note in the stairway at work.  My last note in the stairway was a joke.  And my first one got taken down in a couple of hours.

UPDATE:

At lunch I took the stairs to see if the notice was still posted.  This is what I found:

What kind of grump takes down a positive message?  And what kind of grump takes down a positive message and crumples it up?  And what kind of grump takes down a positive message, crumples it up and just throws it on the ground?  Boo on you!

This makes me want to post more!

We all have role models that we can credit for helping us develop into the people we have become.  Sometimes it’s your family.  Sometimes it’s a teacher.  And sometimes it’s a Captain and his seven children.

Listen and let me know what you think!

• Cara’s Theater Blog
• Cara’s Diabetes Blog
• Cara On Twitter

What’s your mantra for the week?

Here’s my mantra for the week:

Y’all knew I was a complete bitch when you weren’t around, right?  This week I prove it in Episode 15: It’s A Diminutive Planet In The End.

Listen now!

What’s your mantra for the week?

Here’s my mantra for the week:

I went to Ikea and bought $2 frames that also come with matting.  Then my idea was to buy squares of cork board.  Cork board is actually a little pricey, but when I was at Ikea I saw some cork board placemats that I bought for $4 for four mats.

I removed the glass and cut out cork board framed pieces of cork.  Now I have a grid of buttons in my house.

This week I help a slightly older friend learn how to use a computer.  And a slightly younger friend proves that it isn’t as easy as it looks.

Listen and tell me what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acTKOZLdVlE

And here is Ginger’s version of our meeting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-YVir3kHM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BecH8fIyqj0

Episode 13: The Usual Suspect Is An American Beauty

I don’t usually bring it up because I hate to brag…but this week I’ll be telling you the story of how I met a really good friend of mine that happens to be an Oscar winner.

What’s your mantra for the week?

I’m not at home this Monday, so this looks a little strange…I know.

Here’s my mantra for the week:

A couple of you have asked if the shirts are for sale.  Currently it’s just me and Brother Cinaedus that own the shirt…but I’m looking into it.

It’s Tuesday, y’all.  Here’s episode 12.
Boy meets boy. Boy falls in love. And then boy records a song about it.

What’s your mantra for the week?

First mantra in my new apartment.

Here’s my mantra for the week:

If you think I’m sexy and you want my body, baby write an anonymous note on an internet message board explaining your attraction to me.

What’s your mantra for the week?

This week I’d like to focus on finding activities that make me happy.  Volunteer?  Book club?  Writers group.  I’m looking.

Here’s my mantra for the week:

Episode 9: Biopic

I think that Paul Walker should play me.

Thank you guys for your emails.  Remember that you can email me by writing any profane word or phrase and then put a @whatsomewouldcalllies.com after it.  The sicker and more profane the better.

Happy Friday, y’all!

This week I’ve been incredibly entertained by something kinda silly.  Earlier this week I googled “How to pronounce gyro” and I got this result:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHtgHUKq5Tg

The YouTube user Pronunciationbook made the video and he has a bunch of them that pronounce words.  But that is NOT what I <3 this week.  What I’m totally loving is the dickhead that made a YouTube account under the name PronunciationManual and he mispronounces words.

I’ve been LLOLing (Literally Laughing Out Loud).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1-ndsRPxbM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RalZ-nvS9Xo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coq2hQ7GHQc

Friday January 13th, 2012: I <3 PronunciationManual on YouTube.

Listen!

Some of life’s toughest dilemmas can be solved by a person who manipulates an inanimate object in real time to create the illusion of life. 

And don’t forget to write an iTunes review before January 30th for your chace to win the kickass t-shirt.

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What’s your mantra for the week?

Here is my mantra for this week:

It’s Friday!

It has been a somewhat hectic week and it’s been nearly impossible to keep my energy levels up this week.  I was very happy, however, to find Portlandia on Netflix this week.

Portlandia is a sketch comedy show with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein set in Portland.

If you get IFC or if you have Netflix streaming, I suggest you check it out.  Some of my favorites are the “Put A Bird On It” people and the “Did you read…” sketch (YouTube vid below).

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2012… I <3 Portlandia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7VgNQbZdaw

• Coldplay’s Fix You to the gay Mormon kid that just got married to a woman even though he’s told me he’s gay
• Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm to the girl who was on our high school’s color guard team and was void of rhythm
• Dolly Parton’s Jolene to the guy that stole my girlfriend from me in high school
• Fugees Killing Me Softly With His Song to the guy I used to work with that thought he was a good singer but isn’t
• Guns N’ Roses Welcome To The Jungle to a friend living in Newport Beach because I just found out that my favorite restaurantPita Jungle is opening up a location in Newp.
• Reba McEntire’s The Greatest Man I Never Knew to a blog buddy that I’ve had a virtual friendship with for a few years but have never met in person
• Rihanna’s S&M to a friend that has told me she has only had missionary sex
• Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody to a bunch of people I’d like to dance with
• Little Jackie’s Love Will Find Me to my internet crush that lives 500 miles away
• Mika’s Happy Ending to my friend studying to be a (legitimate) massage therapist
• Peter Bjorn and John’s Young Folks to my oldest Facebook friend
• Plain White T’s Hey There Delilah to my friend Delilah
• Sisqo’s The Thong Song to an old co-worker that never wore sneakers, only flip-flops (thongs)
• Trey Songz’ Bottoms Up to my ex-boyfriend…long story
• Willow’s Whip My Hair to my completely bald friend

I seriously love sending these.  If you’re a Facebook friend, you might be getting a delivery soon.