"Do whatever you wannakuh"?

So what do YOU think of this GAP ad?

UPDATE: Here are the lyrics - seems pretty all-encompassing to me. I know I'm biased, but I read this as a pretty damn positive message:

Two, Four, Six, Eight, 'tis the time to liberate

Go Christmas, Go Hanukkah, Go Kwanzaa, Go Solstice.

Go classic tree, go plastic tree, go plant a tree, go and add a tree.

You 86 the rules, you do what just feels right.

Happy do whatever you wanukkah, and to all a cheery night.

Your Beach/Disco Needs You

With windy, rainy fall and winter bearing down on us here in Seattle - I thought a good beach flash mob would make us all smile a little.

Props to Joe.

November 12 of 12

Welcome to November 12, 2009. My name is Matt and I'l be your host from Seattle. My Master is Chad - pay homage to him.

These pictures were all taken on Thursday, November 12, 2009 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Chilly morning:

Pretty leaves that have NOT been blown down by the rain - on the way to work on Thomas Street:

Heading towards the Space Needle and the Sound:

Later that day - the view from my desk:

Leaving work - the Space Needle at dusk:

Running up that hill ...

Holy Shmokes, Bullwinkle!!

Love the car on the top of that building:

Out neighborhood Trader Joe's - with the unbelievelably horrible parking garage. We need to just walk here.

Scott bought some more Halloween decorations on sale afterwards. (STOP!!!). Here's one in the refrigerator:

Waiting for a response from my brother - terrified. But it came out okay:

Dinner (spaghetti with meat and tomato sauce):

Kinda drained now. Hope your 12 was happy!!

Something Wicked This Way Came ...

Our house has been kinda the main attraction in our neighborhood for Halloween for a number of years, and this year did not dissappoint.

It turned out a pretty nice day - no rain, but it was windy - we had to chase some decorations down a few times and find bricks and rocks to keep them in place.

Someone decided to camp out in the back seat of Joe Jetta for the festivities.

Getting creepy out there. A BIG number of our decorations move or fly or make scary noises when people approach ...

Even Scott was a little scared.

The graveyard out front. That guy in the middle slowly stands up from behind the tombstone. Eek.

From across the street. It's a busy place.

Hard to get a good night picture, but let me tell ya - it was spooky. Too bad you can't hear the noises and see the strobe lights flashing in the attic window.

And how was your weekend?

Happy Halloween!

We had this record (ask your parents, kids) when I was little - we'd play it over and over on Halloween night after going trick-or-treating, and it scared the - er, stuffing out of us.

This is one of the scariest videos I've ever seen:

BOO!!!!!

Happy Halloween ... IF YOU SURVIVE ... hehehehehehehehe ...