With Christmas a week away there is a lot of talk of Santa, wishes, and miracles happening. This time of year can be tough for people who don’t have a lot or who want something special for someone else in their lives. I feel lucky to have witnessed two really interesting and spontaneous acts of miracle making on the internet lately that have helped me to remember that there are truly good strangers out there in the world. That’s the easiest thing to forget during this time of hustle, bustle, insanity, and chaos.
Tag: The Bloggess
Brimfield 2014 – the bizarre & the geeky
We’re back from Brimfield. While we haven’t had a chance to photograph all of our cool finds yet, we did get a chance to take some photos while we were there of some odd stuff. This post, a lot like the last one, is dedicated to the weird, the strange and the downright bizarre. Fair warning: if you don’t have a sense of humor this post may not be for you.
At Brimfield thinking of @TheBloggess
Geoff and I go to Brimfield every year. Last year was the exception, we were too broke and working too many jobs to be able to take off the time to go. This year, because we’ve saved our pennies and because Geoff starts a new job on Monday, (more on that later) we’re here.
@MetroBOS thinks we’ve “lost the marathon spirit”
Twitter is hilarious. It has the tremendous power for good and also the power to do some really horrible stuff. Then stuff like this happens.
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Dear Internet: You are weird
One of the most fascinating things about having a blog is seeing what it is that brings people here. The other day a *really* strange search term popped up in our list of “why people come to KellyandGeoff.com.”
It was just too weird. So, in honor of the truly strange corners of the internet (and The Bloggess who had this idea first), I’ve gone back through the list and picked out some of the strangest, funniest, most terrifying and sometimes offensive search terms that brought you people to this blog. Granted, since I’m writing about them it’ll probably bring more of you here, but that’s OK. What is that they say about any publicity being good publicity? Yeah, that. I think.
Nick Flynn, Ty Burr, Amanda Palmer, & Neil Gaiman
Regular readers around here know that Geoff and I are huge fans of The Bloggess. We also happen to think that Neil Gaiman is pretty awesome and that Amanda Palmer is pretty cool.
I signed up to work an event featuring Nick Flynn and Ty Burr and who was more surprised than me when Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman showed up? Bloggess? This is for you.
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Happy Halloween
From our family to yours.
Happy Halloween. Remember, tonight when the veils between this world and the next are thinnest, there are a few things you need to know to keep safe.
Always Aim for the Head and The Double Tap.
~Kelly & Geoff
Zombified photo courtesy of the cool folks at picmonkey.com, discovered via TheBloggess.
The things you learn on the internet
I was reading through the most recent post by The Bloggess. This post was her announcement of the third leg of her book tour and there was much celebration in the comments from people who will get to see her at a reading. As usual, I scrolled on down and read through the comments because they’re often hilarious. Then I came to this one.
Geoff and I aspire to be on this website
Obviously, if you know us or have read the title of this blog, we have a lot of books. I mean, a LOT of books. I thought I had a lot before I met Geoff, and then I saw his bookshelves and all bets were off. When we combined households there were books everywhere.
We met The Bloggess
Ok, so this post is a week late. That does not in any way diminish the awesomeness that is Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess. The link to her blog is in our blog roll to your right. If you haven’t read her stuff I recommend that you click through. I will, however, warn you. She’s not for the easily offended, she’s fond of four letter words, and she’s from Texas.
The Books are Taking Over... 