practical. presents.

Happy birthday, Skybil!

What do you get somebody who can already run for office?

Remember that one conversation where we talked about acceptable presents from people? Happy bday, from all your favorite acceptable presents!

The Nation

The Preteen

The Brit

The master

The tree

riddle me this

Holla back, ya’ll. Dear Nation, _______ ?

http://www.formspring.me/dpnation

and a danahead in a pear tree

Merry Danamas from your friends at The Nation! May ye all be showered in bacon and Snuggies this holla-day season.

prey. pardoned.

Obama's first presidential pardon

Happy Danagiving! Hope everyone had a turbaconducken for the feast!

fraudulent. findings.

So my friends at Chase Visa gave me a call last week, to inform me that they were shutting down my card, as they feared it had been compromised. It was a little odd, since they called to tell me they were giving me the kabosh, rather than asking if I wanted it to be shut down. But I digress, that’s not the point of the story.

After the rep said that they were putting the card on hold, he wanted to go through some recent transactions to make sure that they were legit. Sure, no problem. But I had no idea that going over one’s purchasing habits with a total stranger would be so…. revealing.

Rep: Niketown in San Francisco on 11/5?
DP: okay, so it wasn’t purely a business trip. At least I didn’t put it on the corp AMEX?

Rep: Walgreens on 11/9?
DP: Hmm.. oh yes, that was the dog Snuggie.

Rep: International Bicycle for [let's just say a lot of money]?
DP: I obviously needed a new cyclocross bike. Don’t judge.

Rep: Educational Consulting Services for $1.50?
DP: That one definitely sounds suspicious.

I hope being credit card-less will be an acceptable excuse not to buy anyone xmas presents this year. Right?

plentiful. pumpkins.

Happy Danaween from your friends at The Nation.

What’s everyone’s costumes this year? Here’s a hint of mine: http://twitpic.com/noflp

transition. time.

Aaaand the transition never ends. In addition to needing some key pieces of furniture, I also had to figure out the whole legality of my residency in a new state. I begrudgingly headed to hell on earth, aka the DMV, to attempt getting a new license, tags and title done in one fell swoop (it took me at least 3 tries in Virginia). Things didn’t look so promising when I arrived at the state offices 20 min early, with a good 15-20 people already in line. Shockingly enough, not only did I actually have all the necessary paperwork (CP, you will need – 1) auto insurance 2) tags 3) state inspection — in that order), but I also made it out with the best non-personalized license plates I could ever get! No, it’s not death car. Behold:

DP!

Although, I have another idea up my sleeve having to do with this, so stay tuned.

The first of many wedding-related events took place in North Carolina. Pig roast to celebrate the impending nuptials of big bro, but really a good excuse for the families (ie parents) to meet one another. It was a grand success, but then again, how could people not get along famously when feasting on 110 pounds of pig, hush puppies and jello shots? (not kidding, even my mom did one — she was probably trying to be polite).

110 pounds = a whole lotta bacon

Next up on the travel itinerary?That’s right! I have a few more weeks to work on my poker face and learn how to count cards. I will be refraining from using the cliche Las Vegas saying though.

And everything else in a nutshell:
- shopping for a new cross bike, turns out I picked out Gisele’s all on my own! In the meantime, I am borrowing a bike to try CX out.
- CP is moving here!
- I finally bought a couch. Welcome to adulthood.
- got the most epic flat tire 10 mi into an attempted century with an Ironman-in-training. 120psi to flat in a matter of seconds. So we patched the tire with a wrapper found on the side of the road, made it back to the bike shop, where I got some snazzy white-walled tires and Chuck ended up with neon green tires/tape and a squeeky sumo for his aero bars. We still managed to get 75 mi in and I got an Anna’s burrito while watching CD do hill climbs.
- I got an inflatable pool for my backyard. True story.
- meet the cutest dog in the whole world. And yes, that XS BC dog sweater is from yours truly.

go. green.

Kiss me.. I’m Italian?

Let the real Irish along with the fair weathered and pretend Irish have their day.. at least it involves green beer. We will totally hop on that bandwagon.

stupendous. snuggie.

Who knew that Grandma was so hip? The Twin and I received Snuggies for xmas!

Of course, everyone was jealous.

The Twin: “Also, how have you never heard of the snuggie?? it’s on infomercials non-stop.  one of my friends just calls it a backwards robe.  which is pretty true.  and they’re kinda cult-y, but they sure look comfy!”

Although, they kind of look like another kind of robe, of royal emperor variety..

Check out Kimberdoodle in the Snuggie on Facebook. Contain your obvious jealousy!

Also, any bets on whether or not Hassel will notice yours truly wearing the Snuggie during MP4 class tomorrow?

super. sunday.

Happy Super Sunday!

Today rivals Thanksgiving in terms of food intake. So the big question is, what to eat?

Might we suggest some bacon? With a side of bacon?

No doubt you’ve seen the Bacon Explosion by now. “Two pounds of bacon woven through and around two pounds of sausage and slathered in barbecue sauce.” Includes 500g of fat. Somehow, we’re guessing it’s not the ‘good fat’.

The Bacon Explosion – Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog. – NYTimes.com

Perhaps you’re going for more of a wow factor? Behold:

Snack food stadium! Includes bacon! (Thanks Jared).

TOTAL CALORIES: 24,375
TOTAL GRAMS OF FAT: 1,285
TOTAL COST: $86.47
TOTAL DELICIOUSNESS: PRICELESS!

The Greatest Snack Food Stadium Ever Built – holytaco.com

And perhaps you are now craving dessert? BOOM:

Want to hear something crazy? The guy who sells this is a vegan. A VEGAN!

Breakfast of Champions

Go Cardinals BACON!

singing. sensation.

Didn’t you notice that I sang at the inauguration too? Or were you just distracted by my awesome hat?

dictator. dp.

I, Nation, do solemnly swear..

nation. inauguration.

“The Obama administration is making history once again.. by being the only place in America that is currently hiring.” -Stephen Colbert

cyberterrorizing. cybil.

Ah, cyber-terrorism via remote location. It’s almost too easy..

skybil: EVIL!
skybil: I think I jumped when I logged in today

(who doesn’t love danaheads as their desktop wallpaper?)

And who says you have to be famous in order to have your Twitter hacked?

Skybil should at least be happy that there are no signs of Clippy.. yet.

Update: She’s now throwing around false accusations!

Skybil (12:24:23 PM): YOU!
Skybil (12:24:27 PM): I thought it was Sean
The Brit (12:24:30 PM): me
Skybil (12:24:31 PM): BUT IT WAS YOU
The Brit (12:24:35 PM): wot?
Skybil (12:24:35 PM): I trusted you!
Skybil (12:24:48 PM): I jumped when I saw the Danaheads!
Skybil (12:24:51 PM): Hee hee!

Merry. Danaheadmas!

tasty. turkey.

Happy ThanksDanagiving!

Italian Thanksgiving on Thursday, traditional Thanksgiving on Friday, and soup-er Thanksgiving party on Saturday.. YUM.

It would appear that it isn’t a coincidence that this was sent to me multiple times:
Turbaconducken (Turducken Wrapped in Bacon)|Bacon Today

I would imagine that if Skybil and I were to host a Thanksgiving dinner, this is totally what we would be serving. With a side of bacon.

cybil. terrorism.

The inevitable has happened..

Who knew Skybil was skilled enough at Facebook to even create a group? Cyber Cybil Terrorism!

And for the record, my mom was in fact invited the the group. And she actually joined. Where are her allegencies?!

vote. dp.

I voted, and you can too!

Still a little upset that I didn’t get an “I Voted” sticker with my absentee ballot. -Sigh-

Remember, vote early, vote often. And vote DP for Dictator!

dana. wood.

Palm trees? Check.
Smog? Check.
Welcome to Los Angeles!

Just went from 30-some degrees to 80+. The Patagonia fleece will no longer be necessary.

And good lucks across to the Eastern Time zone, where The Twin is running the Marine Corp Marathon this weekend!

Run Twin Run!

It’s just like the NYC Half.. only twice.

commonwealth. clash.

As usual, it started as an innocent g-chat conversation.
[on registering to vote, the election in general, etc.]
Skybil: HUMPH!
DP: although voting in virginia is almost just as futile [as Georgia]
DP: and completely useless in mass
Skybil: Virginia is supposedly close
DP: HA
DP: they said that last election
DP: and it so wasn’t!
DP: i don’t think it’s ever been blue in the history of its existence
Skybil: You never know
DP: if VA goes blue, i am coming down and buying you u-fries

Later..
Skybil: Obama has a lead in Virginia
Skybil: I will be enjoying those U Fries!
DP: HA
Skybil: 51 to 39 percent
DP: holy crap. that’s a lot
Skybil: Uh huh
DP: i wonder if my absentee ballot counts for more
Skybil: They throw those out

Also, I live with a nark. You’re not supposed to defend Skybil.. not unless you want the cyber terrorism directed towards you instead..