AmandaMuses

Tag: Amusing

  • Including children

    I like to go dancing semi-regularly and sometimes I feel like this when dancing: No, I’m not THAT tall, but this is exactly why I don’t wear higher heels when I dance— not because they’re uncomfortable (they’re not, generally) but because the “average” height for men in America includes children, apparently. (And yes, like the…

  • An old friend

    Recently, I visited an old friend: He’s been a little under the weather recently and is a little worse for wear, but hanging in there… Seriously though, I’ve been fond this sink and his funny little face since I was a kid and was tickled to see him again after a long parting.

  • Hopeless

    Misery is such a hopeless romantic… I guess we’re all hopeless romantics at heart… Happy (early) Valentines Day, folks.

  • I had one drink…

    This is why I don’t do shots… …Unless they’re served by a pterodactyl….

  • Mr. X

    I met one of my new-ish neighbors a few weeks ago… He’s very nice, but rather secretive… and told me later that he’s in the witness protection program…

  • Scary Monsters

    There’s a monster in the studio!

  • Oddities from the Road

    During my travels, I come across some pretty strange objects, artifacts, stories and people. Here’s a gem from my latest trip: Veal baby food?! For real? For real. AWESOME.

  • iPawd

    Finally, the perfect use for an iPad:

  • Rich fudge and emotional intimacy…

  • Logos Galore

    Lately, I’ve found myself attending a lot of networking events and meetings; not surprisingly, one of the results is many conversations about the design services I offer… Perhaps though, I should consider an ad like the following: Great stuff, right? Especially that smashing logo at the end…

  • The Internet Sends Me Cake

    Today I was featured on the Internet Sends Me Cake! Check it out! If you want some of your own tasty baked goods to enjoy from my kitchen to yours, a few of my more popular items are listed on Etsy. Special thanks the Jessica Hische for her original idea behind the Internet Sends Me…

  • Tips for Life: Robots

    Back by popular demand, another installment of tips for life. Enjoy!

  • An alien trinket

    [OK, so it’s not the real Werner Herzog… but it’s still funny]

  • The end of publishing?

    The end of print publishing? Or?? Watch and see:

  • Shoveling

    Unless you live under a rock or more likely, are one of my readers from abroad you might not know that this weekend brought Baltimore an historic blizzard. So this afternoon once the snow had stopped, I helped my family dig out. My mum was kind enough to supply the following video of my father…

  • Tips for Life, Vol. 5: Workplace Safety

    You know, women workers can be surprisingly good producers…. And remember, this all boils down to four things: 1) Don’t mix pleasure with business 2) Women can be awfully jealous of one another 3) Avoid undue familiarity 4) Women are more sensitive than men This gives me flashbacks to Oakland…

  • Tips for Life, Vol. 4: Entertaining

  • Tips for Life, Vol. 3.: Dating

  • Tips for Life, Vol. 2b: Modern Popularity

    A modern version of the last film, narrated by Stephen Colbert:

  • Tips for Life, Vol. 2: Popularity

    Remember: Girls who park in cars, are not REALLY popular… and home, parents and personality ALL help boys and girls to be popular… really…