Simpsons In Real Life (204/365)

TIME: 2:25 PM
PLACE: Work cafe
SUBJECT: Want Ad

Of course, when I saw this in the paper today, the first thing I thought of was the Simpsons….

"Bart's Inner Child" Season 5, Episode 7

Homer reads the "FOR FREE" section of the paper,

Marge asks Homer why he bothers reading that section of the paper. "They never have anything good." But as she finishes, Homer gasps at an ad he has just spied: "FREE TRAMPOLINE, 534 Center St."

Homer: Oh my God!
Lisa: What is it?
Homer: Tramapoline! Trampopoline! [runs out]
Bart: He said what now?
Marge: Please, don't bring home any more old crutches!

Braces (154/365)

Lisa and Marge, these braces are invisible, painless, and periodically
   release a delightful burst of Calvin Klein's Obsession... for Teeth.

  -- Dr. Wolfe, The Simpsons, ``Last Exit to Springfield,'' Episode #76, March 11, 1993
  
TIME: 8:47 PM
PLACE:  Home
SUBJECT: StellaDella’s new braces

There’s a small fortune in that smile.  Totally worth it though.

~*~*~
After a brief hiatus…I’m ba-ack!

Yep, I Voted (311/366)

“Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos.”

Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror VII, Written by Ken Keeler, Dan Greaney and David S. Cohen, Directed by Mike B. Anderson, Production code: 4F02 Original airdate in U.S.: 27-Oct-96

TIME:  4:38 PM
PLACE:  Polling place
SUBJECT:  Official Ballot header

Some of my candidates won, some did not.  In one local race that I really cared about, my choice was a winner.  I’m happy.

Natural Van Wrap (295/366)

Homer Simpson: I can't believe I'm in Cheech and Chong's van, the van made out of weed!
Cheech Marin: This van is not made of weed.
Homer Simpson: Then what's it made of? Hash? 'Shrooms? Lysergic acid diethylamide?
Cheech Marin: No, the van is just made out of... van.
Homer Simpson: Ohhh!

The Simpsons: Season 22, Episode 16, A Midsummer’s Nice Dream, 13, Mar 2011.

TIME: 2:48 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Shadows on van

The sunlight and the neighbor’s tree made interesting patterns on HH’s work van this afternoon.

Private Screening (286/366)

Homer Simpson: (inside a movie theater) "BORING!"
Lisa Simpson: "Dad, we can't see the movie"
Homer Simpson: "I can't believe we're paying for something we can get on TV for free. If you ask me, everybody in this theater is a giant sucker, especially YOU!”

The Simpsons Movie, 20th Century Fox, 2007

TIME:  8:52 PM
PLACE:  The movies
SUBJECT:  L-R, Brother Mike, Nephew Michael, Niece Brandi, StellaDella, DramaQueen and Dad

We went to the 9:05 pm showing of Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” and ended up being the only people in the theatre.  We’re special…or we stink and nobody wanted to be in there with us.  Naaah – I’m going with special.

Beer Me! (279/366)

"To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems"

Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment, 16 Mar. 1997.

TIME:  8:27 PM
PLACE:  Downtown
SUBJECT:  Beer stand at the Chili Cook-Off

Our town has its Annual Chili Cook-Off this weekend.  Through my work, I volunteered to work the beer stand on the Square from 7:30 to 10:30.  I figured it would be a good spot to see everyone.  What everyone didn’t plan on was the rain and cold weather.  It was a bit cold, wet and very slow tonight.  It was still fun though – I’ll volunteer again next year.

Centerpiece (210/366)

Mom, I poured my heart into that centerpiece! [which Bart destroyed] Things like that always happen in this family.”
-Lisa Simpson

Bart vs. Thanksgiving, Season 2, episode 7. November 22, 1990. Television

TIME:  6:22 PM
PLACE:  CKL of I Hall
SUBJECT:  Flower centerpiece

My cousin’s daughter wed today.  These flowers were in a tall glass vase on our table at the reception.

A Day At The Museum (190/366)

Marge: There must be something we can do to encourage Lisa's gift. An art class. Ballet lessons. They have fun things to do at the museum on Saturday.
Homer: Whoa, whoa, Marge. I'm not spending my Saturdays at a museum. Unless... museums don't have foosball do they?

The Simpsons: Season 9, Episode 3, Lisa's Sax(19 Oct. 1997)

TIME:  This afternoon
PLACE:  Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
SUBJECT:  The kids, HH and stuff we saw

MonkeyBoy “in” a painting.

StellaDella weaving.


Chairs in the atrium that I would love to own.


DramaQueen by “Shroud for Crypt 33 - Marilyn Monroe 2007” quilt by Sun Smith-Foret.


HandsomeHusband and SD reflected.


A statue outside.  Sadly, I did not get the name of this statue, nor the sculpture at the beginning of my post and could not find them on the cedarhusrt.org website.

He’s So Dreamy (184/366)

Marge: Why do you want Bart? He's not much of a singer.
Smash: Marge, it's not the singing that brings in the Sacagaweas. Bart's a rebel. That's what I need for my new band -- the Party Posse. [produces a contract. Homer goes to sign it, but Marge stops him]
Marge: Now, hold on; I have some concerns.
Bart: Please, Mom. My dream is to be a rock star.
Homer: And my dream is to get rid of Bart.
Marge: But ...
Homer: How many lives must you ruin?
Marge: [indignant] Oh, okay. [signs the contract]

The Simpsons, “New Kids on the Blecch"

TIME:  7:51 PM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT:  One Direction

I had to pick up a new cooler at Target for this coming Wednesday (we’re going to Six Flags).  DQ and SD came along.  DQ asked me if I would buy a magazine for her – I said yes, not knowing it was going to cost me $9.99!!!  It is from the editors of US - “100 Cutest Guys” with “8 Huge Posters Inside”  Here’s the reason she wanted it – Niall Horan (the blonde at the top).

Encased (116/366)

Hank Scorpio: Don't call me Mr.Scorpion. It's Mr.Scorpi*o*, but don't call me that either. Call me Hank!

The Simpsons: Season 8, Episode 2. You Only Move Twice (3 Nov. 1996)

TIME:  11:27 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Scorpion resin paperweight

My mother-in-law gave this paperweight to StellaDella last week.  She had purchased it when HH’s family lived in Arizona in the early 1960s.  SD loves it.  I’m just glad that it is encased in resin.

Cocoon Covering (080/366)

"Seems the caterpillar has emerged from its cocoon as a shark, a shark with a gun for a mouth. Touché."

Mr. Burns, C.E. D’oh, The Simpsons, Season 14, Episode 15, air date: 16 Mar 2003.

TIME:  10:29 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Cocoon

I was trying to take a photo of the moths that were flitting around our front porch light.  I’ve never seen so many, so early in the spring – I guess they are all out due to the unseasonably warm weather we are having.  I was not successful, however.  So, instead, I went with this cocoon hanging on the Purple Sand Cherry.  Don’t know what will be emerging from it…more than likely a moth like the ones I was trying to photograph.

Cars (075/366)

Ralph Wiggum: [at the Lincoln Memorial, sitting on Lincoln's lap] I want a tricycle, and a dog who won't chew my Hot Wheels, and a brighter future for America. I'm Ralph Wiggum, and I've been a good boy.

"The Simpsons: E Pluribus Wiggum (#19.10)" (2008)

TIME:  7:45 PM
PLACE:  Target
SUBJECT:  Hot Wheels
(taken with my cellphone)

What do you do when the photos you took today left you feeling less than excited?  Why, you process the jeebeezus out of them in Photoshop of course!  That automatically makes them better.  Right?

They Did Throw Her Something (043/366)

Lenny: Homer, how can you afford this Mardi Gras party every year?
Homer: Well, it's a little thing called a home equity loan. I spend all the money I want, and the house gets stuck with the bill. He he he he! Sucker.

”No Loan Again, Naturally.” The Simpsons. 8 Mar 2009. Television.

TIME:  5:48 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Mardi Gras beads

The Soulard Mardi Gras Beggin’ Barkus Pet Parade happened today in St. Louis and did I get to go?  Nooooo.  But guess who did?  DramaQueen.  She went with my cousin Pete, his daughter Sophia and another friend, Sara.  Yes, those are condoms on several of the beads she procured.  *shaking my head*  I was assured that she did not employ the traditional NC-17 way of obtaining them.

The Legendary Esquilax (036/366)

Chief Wiggum: Ooh, and here, out of the mists of history, the legendary esquilax, a horse with the head of a rabbit and the body of a rabbit. [the rabbit hops out of its pen] Oh, it's galloping away.
Lisa: [chasing it] Here, bunny bunny. Here, bunny.
Chief Wiggum: [correcting her] "Here, esquilax".

“Lisa’s Wedding”. The Simpsons. Season 6, episode 19. 19 Mar 1995. 

TIME:  5:17 PM
PLACE:  The backyard
SUBJECT:  Rabbit garden statue

This bunny is made of concrete and will not gallop away.  I think….I hope.  If it does, I’m betting that the zombie apocalypse will be close behind.

Dog Food (022/366)

Homer: Well, crying isn't gonna bring him back ... unless your tears smell like dog food. So you can either sit there crying and eating can after can of dog food until your tears smell enough like dog food to make your dog come back, or you can go out there and find your dog.

"The Canine Mutiny." The Simpsons. 13 Apr. 1997. Television.

TIME:  11:03 PM
PLACE:  Home
SUBJECT:  Oreo’s dog food

When she’s not eating the cat’s food or getting into the trash can, this is what Oreo scarf’s down.  I’m glad I’m not a dog.

Powers Out Stains (010/366)

"Pain is not the cleanser"

Bart Simpson, Chalkboard gag, The Simpsons, “The Last Temptation of Krust” Episode #193, Feb 22, 1998

TIME:  8:02 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Ajax Cleanser top

With the exception of cropping to a 5”x7” size and adding my watermark, this is a SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot.  Is there any significance to this photo?  No.  I had just finished cleansing out my porcelain sink and needed a picture for today.  The top of the cleanser canister seemed as good as any!

Pull Knob For Pack Selection (364/365)

“People today are healthier and drinking less. You know, if it wasn't for the junior high school next door, no one would even use the cigarette machine.”

Moe the Bartender, “The Simpsons,” Flaming Moe’s, (1991), Television.

TIME:  8:00 PM
PLACE:  Kretzer’s Grill & Bar, Hoyleton, IL
SUBJECT:  Cigarette machine

This machine was at a restaurant where HH & I met with some friends of ours for dinner this evening.  You don’t see cigarette machines like this still in use very often anymore.
~*~*~
When we arrived home, this little vignette greeted us in the living room:

StellaDella built this “house” while we were out.  DramaQueen said it took her about an hour to construct it. Check out the the security system she has in place:



I don’t know what to else to say about it. I’m pretty much dumbstruck.

I Am So Smart (353/365)

Homer: Woo-hoo! I'm a college man! I won't need my high school diploma any more! [sets fire to it and starts singing] I am so smart! I am so smart! I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I mean, S-M-A-R-T...

"Homer Goes To College.” The Simpsons. Season 5, Episode 3. 14 Oct. 1993. Television.

TIME:  8:08 PM
PLACE:  Home
SUBJECT:  My new phone

Well I finally bit the bullet and upgraded my (4 year-old) phone.  I decided to get a Motorola Atrix2.  Yes, I have joined the dark side.  The most amazing thing to me about this phone?  It has an 8(!) megapixel camera.  That’s 3 more megapixels than my Canon Power Shot S2 IS that I take my macro photos with.  And it’s only 2 less than the megapixels on my Canon Rebel XS.  Crazy.

Grumpy Monorail Cat Is Grumpy (349/365)

Lyle Lanley: Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: Once again...
All: Monorail!
Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken...
Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!
All: Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!
Homer: Mono... D'oh!

"Marge vs. the Monorail." The Simpsons. 14 Jan. 1993. Television.

TIME:  8:59 PM
PLACE:  Upstairs
SUBJECT:  Tessa

Here is Tessa, lying “Monorail” style on the bannister in our upstairs hallway.  The recipient of her evil glare was the dog, who happened to be sitting right beside me when I took the photo.

Mascot (340/365)

 
Goof:  What exactly do you have planned for us?
Homer: Well, I get up and dance, and I spell out the name of the city,
all to the tune of `Baby Elephant Walk'.
Goof:  Ah, Mancini.  The mascot's best friend.


Homer and the Capital City Goofball plan their strategy, The Simpsons. ``Dancin' Homer.'' Written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs. Aired 8 November 1990 

TIME:  6:48 PM
PLACE:  Junior High Gym
SUBJECT:  Raider – the Junior High Mascot

MonkeyBoy had his last basketball game of the season tonight.  Both his team and the 8th grade boys won their final games.  There is a holiday tournament coming up and then the season is finished.  To be honest, I’m looking forward to the next couple of months without any practices, games and all that kind of running about.