A Crazy Shady Mogwi: July 2011

July 31, 2011

Dawkathon 6:00 a.m. (Yay, we did it!)

Yes, CRC and I have once again survived the insanity and we hope that everyone had a great time along the way!

As for us... well, I think Henge sums it up perfectly.

Oh yeah, it's officially time for our poor abused bodies to crawl into bed and zonk the hell out.

Congratulations to everyone who participated, from the bloggers to the sponsors to the cheerleaders, and we hope to see you all again next year... same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!

G'nite!

*takes a bow and slips off the stage as the lights dim and the curtain falls*

5:30AM That's it for me!

Ok, guys, Shady's got something up her sleeve for the 6:00 post, so I'll say goodnight now. I'm going to sit up with Shady until the last post is done and then we'll go pass out and woe betide the phone call that attempts to wake us today.

I'll read everyone's 'thon entries after I've had some shut eye.

~CRC

5:00AM Every Time

I do this every year. The early morning hours roll around and my posts become less and less intelligent. Eventually I feel like I just sit here going "buuuuhhhhhhhh" and drooling.

Oh, and counting how many posts are left, of course. In this case, TWO!

Dawkathon 4:30 a.m.

Yup, it's Shady again... sneaking in after another grueling session of chasing after the cats with the camera.

Hrm, Dutchess looks disgruntled. Maybe I should let her snooze.

C'mon, buddy, you look so normal. It's totally unlike you... do something weird already!

*bwa ha ha* I happened to snap this shot just as he started shaking his head while mid-step and nearly knocked himself over. Gotta love it! Well done, it's high time you started hamming it up for the camera, Henge! Do you think you can give us a couple more good shots before the end of the 'thon?

"Hook me up with some catnip and maybe we can work something out." *wink*

4:00AM Ugh

Gah. I've been sweltering all day and now, just in the last half an hour or so, I'm suddenly freezing. This body, man, I'm telling you. Good thing I try to keep a sweater handy.

Our latest blow things up movie is The Long Kiss Goodnight. This is one of the rare occasions where they blew the budget on a star (Samuel L. Jackson in this case, Geena Davis was married to the director and probably didn't demand as high a payday) instead of effects or a script.

Two! Two hours left! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!

Dawkathon 3:30 a.m.

CRC asked me to babysit the blog for a few minutes while she, erm, powdered her nose.

On the way to the bathroom she suddenly stopped, yelped, and stood there holding one hand with the other.

Shady: "Sweetie, what just happened?"

CRC: *looks wide-eyed at her hand* "I somehow managed to stab myself with a dresser!"

Shady: *dead silence for a moment and then* "I am SO quoting that if you're not back in time."

CRC: *grins* "Yeah! Use that for the next post!"

She's fine (I hope... she's not back from the bathroom yet but that's probably because we both tend to get into whatever 'potty break book' we're reading and lose track of time) but she did manage to smack her hand right on the top corner of the dresser she keeps her yarn stored away in as she went by and the resulting quote was just too random to keep to myself.

Dawkathon 3:00 a.m.

*Shady scampers back into the 'thon... panting, gasping, and clutching at a stitch in her side*

Oh my stars and garters, how the heck did we almost make it through an entire event without posting a single photo of our resident fuzzybutts?!? Needless to say, I just HAD to come back!

Dutchess looks aghast at the near faux pas.

Then she ponders whether or not she wants to swipe one of my Cheese Puffs.

Henge joins in.

They both eventually decided that they'd prefer kitty kibble. This is odd since Henge will do anything for Cheetos but doesn't even give the generic brand a second sniff. Spoiled rotten child.

Hey, moms, 'sup?

One blue eye with yellow specks and one yellow eye with blue specks... freaking mutant.

See?!? Weirdest eyeballs ever! We're convinced he's an alien masquerading as a cat to escape detection by the government... one day the mothership will return!

2:30AM Snob!

You know what? Our cat is a snob.

Stonehenge loves Cheetos. Like bonkers, off the wall, busting into a bag held closed with a chip clip while everyone is asleep LOVES them.

We had saved some Dollar store Cheeze Curlz (or whatever they were called) back to be eaten today and Shady used one just now to bribe Stonehenge into being cute for the camera.

After she stopped taking pictures, I looked back over to see the cheeze curl lying forlornly on the carpet.

He can tell it's not a name brand Cheeto and didn't even nibble on it. Shady finally threw it away.

Snob.

2:00AM Internal Battles

As the sugar and caffeine kick in, the following internal battle ensues.

Brain: Oh, boy! Coffee! Coffee coffee coffee coffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffee.

Body: Quiet! Some of us are trying to sleep!

Brain: Come on, old woman, come play!

Body: You kids get off my lawn!

1:30AM "Boy Movies"

At this point, we've decided that the only thing that will help us stay awake is movies where things explode. So Shady just went through our collection and pulled a bunch of "Boy Movies." Not that we have a lot of inherently "Girl Movies," but she specifically chose flicks where things blow up and more money was spent on special effects then on paying the writers (and in some cases, actors).

First up, The Matrix

See? More money spent on bullet-time and keeping Trinity in pleather then some countries make in a decade.

1:00AM Coffee, Still

It's taking me forever to drink this cup of coffee. In my defense, it's it flippin' huge cup. It's one of these big ol' 24 oz. "Latte Mugs," only ours don't have logos on them:

And you know what? It's not enough. My eyes are still drooping.

12:30AM Intravenous

This coffee is not getting into my system quick enough. I need to go splash some more cold water on my face or something.

Midnight: Blah

Ok, CRC's back. I didn't get a nap, and no surprise, I'm hurting, so this'll be short and sweet. My caffeine infusion just arrived, so maybe I'll be more awake in a bit.

July 30, 2011

Dawkathon 11:30 p.m.

Aww... it's the end of my shift!

That's okay, I'm going to try and stay up with CRC until this whole shebang comes to a close.

Meanwhile, I've saved the best for last... check out this badass chick!

Black leather(ish) pants and six inch platform boots... I wouldn't want to run into me in a dark alley!

*evil grin*

I want to send out a special 'thank you' to all of our sponsors, all the wonderful people who left comments throughout the day and let us know that we're not just talking to ourselves over here, and my uber-awesome sweetie for her blogging and photography which made this a wonderful and fun-filled day.

If I don't get to sneak in another entry then I'll see y'all next year!

Dawkathon Bonus Entry

Quote of the day:

"I desperately need coffee and a movie where things blow up." ~CRC

And now to fire up the percolator. :)

Dawkathon 11:00 p.m.

The cake of doom has finally been completed!

Om nom nom!

This was my very first marble cake and I think it looks pretty darned good! The frosting was vanilla but I added some cocoa powder to it and it came out delicious! (Both the cake and the frosting were mixes so I didn't actually make this from scratch but I did play with the ingredients a little to keep things interesting.)

Grampa stopped by with a care package for me (I was out of smokes) and I sent him home with a huge slab of freshly baked cake for him and Gramma to enjoy and also a bunch of random clothes I found while digging through my stash today that I think they might be able to make use of.

Grampa's one of those 'wear it until it falls off' kind of guys and not a big fan of shopping so hopefully some of the shirts, pants, jackets, etc. that I sent his way will fit.

Dawkathon 10:30 p.m.

Cake in progress! :)

Dawkathon 10:00 p.m.

What the... why the heck do we even OWN this?!? *boggles* Neither CRC nor I have any idea where it came from and, since it's incredibly unflattering (not only are we not the 'floral' type but the cut makes the person wearing it look fifty pounds heavier than they are), I think I'm going to swipe the buttons for my sewing projects and take it out back with a shotgun to put it out of its misery.

Wait, I don't own a shotgun. Well, there's always fire, right? *hehehe*

Oh, did I mention that it has matching shoulder pads? Seriously.

Dawkathon 9:30 p.m.

Heh, for those of you who think that I'm exaggerating when I say that my mother's bat-crap-crazy and that she'll never see me as anything but a very large five year old...

Yup, onesie pajamas.

The only thing scarier would be if they had attached footies and a flap that buttoned up over my backside for potty time.

Flee... flee quickly!!!

Dawkathon 9:00 p.m.

Molly Weasley sweater for the win! *mwa ha ha*

Hehehe, just wait until you see the next couple of posts... they'll make you want to hide behind the couch!

Dawkathon 8:30 p.m.

We just finished up a big 'photo shoot' so that CRC could take a nap before her shift picks up again at midnight so stay tuned and I'll get those in the queue for posting in two shakes of a lamb's tail!

Dawkathon 8:00 p.m.

Yay, another pledge! We're now up to $50! Thankyouthankyouthankyouall!

Oh, I love this dress. I've had it for about fifteen years now and I must have worn it a hundred times already to various events and it still kicks ass. Now it just kicks a little more ass than before because there's a little less of me in it. *hehehe*

Random trivia: I don't know who designed this but if you wear it the way they INTENDED it to be worn it hangs funny and looks like hell. I always wear it backward (yes, there's a tag just below those strappy things on the inside) and it's gorgeous!

Oh, and I bought it on sale for $14.99 at Wal-Mart... which just makes it even more epic.

Dawkathon 7:30 p.m.

Oh dear, I just found an entire barrel full of old clothes while I was rummaging around in the back of our closet.

Yeah, I'm a packrat... but it's actually paying off for once.

This is like a shopping spree... for free!

I just re-discovered my black pseudo-leather pants, people... if I can get into them again I'll post a pic later so everyone can get a good laugh.

In the meantime...

Dawkathon 7:00 p.m.

More random hand-me-downs!

Gotta love the random 'flip' my hair decided it was going to do when I brushed it out just now.

PS: We're now up to $40 in pledges!

*applause*

Keep 'em rollin' in, everybody!

Dawkathon 6:30 p.m.

Cake-in-progress. Mmm...

:)

Dawkathon 6:00 p.m.

I'm baaaaack!

In my absence I took a brief nap, washed some dishes, and baked a marble cake.

Well, it's actually still in the oven and I need to make the frosting once it's cooled, but it's mostly done!

Now I just need the world to hurry up and be nighttime so the temperature drops down out of the 90's!

*pant pant pant*

More to come!

5:30PM Signing Out

Ok, time for Shady to take over again. I'm going to have a shower and lay down for a bit, then work more on my crochet project.

5:00PM Distracted

No crocheting got done again this half hour. I got distracted.

It's too hot. I want to go to the coast with my best friends and beautiful baby Goddaughter.

Back to yarn work. He he he.

4:30PM Ketchup

Shady just got up, so we're trying to get her caught up on all that's happened the last few hours: the entries, how to update the pledge tracker thingy and all that.

4:00PM Hurrah!

If you'll notice over ----> there, we have a new pledge total widget do-hickey. If you'll also notice, it's currently at $35! Yay! That's about 17 new books going to little ones in need!

Thank you to Anna, Noelle and the Tiny Ducky's!

3:30PM Bad Wolf

Change of plan: Walter decided he needed a nap, so I'm watching Dr. Who. Aliens of London, to be specific.

The hat is growing, slowly. I'm hurting too much to run around with the digital camera, by the way, so pictures are currently being taken with my ancient webcam.

No, I don't know what that facial expression's about either.

3:00PM Game Face

Walter and I have our game faces on. Please ignore the fiery orb over my shoulder, it's just my knitting lamp.

2:30PM A Word About First Book

Ok, if you're just joining us, or have never heard of Blogathon, here's the basics:

Crazy people like Shady and I take a Saturday every year to raise money for charity. Participants choose whatever organization they wish and blog for 24 hours straight, one entry every half an hour. Sponsors (that's you guys) pledge whatever they can afford, and donate the money directly to the charity. The participants never see the money. This is our sixth year participating!

"Blogathon" was a world-wide event, run by people we'd never met, but for whatever reasons, they've cancelled for two years in a row. Several long-time "'Thonners," including Shady and I got together last year and put together an "Alternathon." The result of which is the rambling missives you see here today. :)

Shady has a long standing of blogging for First Book. First Book provides books to children in need, and every $10 donated will purchase 5 new books. Everyone we've dealt with at the organization has been wonderful, and they've even sent little trinkets for us to use as prizes in past years.

To sponsor us, just leave a note here with your name (please, we've gotten several anonymous notes today) and the amount you are pledging so that we can keep track. Then visit this link to First Book's donation page when you can. They do have a $5 minimum donation to keep their costs for charging credit cards low. Step three is to sit back and laugh as the sleep deprivation kicks in.

We currently have $20 in pledges for this year. Big thanks go out to Mr & Mrs Tiny Ducky and to Noelle!!

We'll be here until 6:00 Pacific time tomorrow morning. Stick around, I'm sure it'll continue to be a blast.

2:00PM Are We There Yet?

Shady just went down for a nap, but I snuck in to get shots of a project I completed the other day:

I've also turned off the TV for a bit and am relying on Walter, my MP3 player for background sound. Darren Criss in my ears (currently singing "Hey, Soul Sister") makes me a happy camper.

1:30PM Owie

Yeah, just words this half hour. I'm hurting, and just ran around trying to do more than I know I can.

It's got nothing to do with Blogathon, but I've had a bad, painful, hurtful, scary week, and my gut reaction is to try and prove the haters wrong. Too bad my body didn't get the memo.

I'm also low on one of my major medications, so I'm rationing it until I can find a way to refill it. My body does not like this plan, and so the pain medication comes out to play.

Boy, I'm just a barrel of laughs, aren't I? See you in 30.

P.S.: To answer a question from the last entry, the sandwich was grilled bologna and cheese. We're too poor for ham this week. :)

1:00PM Short and Sweet

Noms! That is all.

12:30PM Hello World

This is the scene from our front porch. It's freaking bright out there after the cave-like atmosphere of the house.

Noms are cooking. I've been crocheting and catching up on other 'Thonners entries. Time to figure out what to write about at one. Hehehe.

12:00PM Regime Change

Hi Kids, it's CRC, here for the noon to 6PM shift.

Shady's wandered off to make us some noms. I'm just hanging out wanting for my morning meds to kick in so that I can get back to my crochet project for the day. My theme will most likely be a combination of progress pics of that and maybe shots of completed projects. Along with entries that say "yup, I'm alive" as the day goes on, I'm sure.

Currently, I'm working on a frog hat for a baby boy I know. Now if I can just remember to get it in the mail when it's done, I'll be doing good. LOL. Here's my progress so far:

See you in 30!

Dawkathon 11:30 a.m.

1 hand-me-down prom dress with an obnoxiously ornate top that is too fancy to wear anywhere but an absolutely gorgeous skirt that I'd wear all the time

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1 hand-me-down black velvet vest that's too short to wear over any of my blouses without looking weird

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This!

I could totally wear that to the grocery store without feeling like I'm horrifically overdressed!

Stay tuned, CRC's taking over at noon and I'll be back later with more randomness.

Dawkathon 11:00 a.m.

Impromptu fashion show! Whee!!!

This really isn't my style anymore but I'm just so excited to be able to fit back into jeans I haven't been able to wear in fifteen-plus years that I had to show them off.

The blouse was a random hand-me-down and I haven't decided yet if I love it or hate it. Opinions?

Dawkathon 10:30 a.m.

Woot! We're not even one-fourth of the way through the event and we already have two sponsors and pledges totaling $20! That's ten new books for underprivileged kids! Y'all rock!!! How many exclamation points can I use in one update?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Plenty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *is forcibly dragged away from keyboard*

Dawkathon 10:00 a.m.

*booooinggggggg*

Shirley Temple, eat your heart out! *mwa ha ha*

Check out that jawline! My double chin is fading fast... in fact I've lost almost seventy pounds in the last ten months or so! *boggles*

Hrm... I think I need to dig out the black hair dye again.

The back isn't half bad considering that I couldn't see what I was doing back there.

If I can talk CRC into taking photos you'll be seeing much better full-length shots in the near future... especially since I may feel the need to model a bunch of hand-me-downs that were too small when they were given to us but now actually fit me! Yay for 'new' clothes!

And now... coffee!!!