Last week’s Thinking Out Loud post on balance was deep.
Today I thought we’d go in the exact opposite direction. Thanks for hosting Amanda. i.e. putting up with my shenanigans. It’s about to get crazy in here. You have been warned.
Please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times.
Buckle up and hang on because we’re going on a trip. A strange, goofy and perhaps even mystical trip. Maybe I should have just passed out magic mushrooms. It might have been easier, but I’m guessing a lot more expensive. Plus, I don’t really know where to buy potent illegal substances. Not these days. Not those days either.
- Speaking of shrooms, I have a floor to ceiling mural in the guest bedroom of our house. It’s a scene from Alice in Wonderland. It was there when we bought the house five years ago, and I can’t bring myself to paint over all that hard work. Plus, it’s possible the Hubby would affix himself to the wall in a desperate attempt to save the Mad Hatter.
- Since we’re already talking about the Hubby, you should know he’s obsessed with aphrodisiacs. Chocolate: Aphrodisiac. Cinnamon: Aphrodisiac. Tomato: Aphrodisiac. Any food: Aphrodisiac. He decided to indulge his obsession with a podcast on this very topic, which said fruits and veggies shaped like man or woman parts are generally aphrodisiacs. #publicbanana just got a whole lot more interesting. And bigger too.
- From bananas to pussy cats, Max, my oldest furry friend, is food crazed. I’m pretty sure I could check him into rehab. Either that or he spent too many months on skid row before I snatched him up. He’s also the only cat I have assigned a song: Onyx’s Slam. ♫ “I’m a b[ig] boy. Standin’ in my b[ig] boy stance. Hurry up and give me the microphone before I bust in my pants.” ♫ I know there’s a mad rapper lurking in there somewhere.
- Since we’re on the topic of mad rappers, I thought I’d also share the song I have for myself. ♫ “Yo, there’s no place to hide as I step inside the room. Dr. Doom, prepare for the boom. Bam! Aw, man! I, slam, jam, now scream like Tarzan. I be tossing and flossing my style is awesome…..Wu-Tang [Meghan] ain’t nuttin ta fuck with.” ♫ Yes, that’s my head on Linda Hamilton’s body in Terminator. Now what? Bring it.
- I keep getting spam comments from an email address with the phrase moose knuckle in the name and I can’t help but giggle like a school girl. I even saved one comment for purely entertainment reasons. If you don’t get why, it’s probably for the best. I don’t want to taint your pure mind.
- It’s possible I’m also losing mine. My mind, that is. In yesterday’s post, I called something Vegan with eggs in it. Oops. My humblest apologies my animal loving friends. The post has been adjusted, the error removed and the infamous word struck out. “If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out.”
- Does anybody else think it’s weird that I can go from Wu Tang Clan to Edgar Allen Poe in an instant? Nah, good. I like the way you think. Me, I think that’s being well-rounded. I’ve got all my literary bases covered.
- Speaking of literary bases, I want to share a song before I depart. One of my favorite literary rap songs. I promise it’s not an oxymoron. Give Common a chance.
Do you have a song for yourself? Or anyone around you? Do tell. I’m also pretty sure I successfully delivered another short blog post. How are we feeling about this? Do you love it? Do you hate it? Do you feel nothing either way? In which case, you might be a sociopath. Just sayin’.
Laura@fitfreshnfunny says
OMG that mural….that may be too much even for me. We make up songs about the dogs but no actual hit songs accompany their movements. And if muscle knuckle is like moose knuckle…props for working that into a blog.
Meghan says
This is exactly why I think I’m losing my mind. It’s moose knuckle, of course. Ugh.
Kathy @ Food Wine Thyme says
I love that picture of you as Linda Hamilton. It’s awesome. Halloween costume idea 😉
Meghan says
Thanks. You’ll have to go next time as Linda Hamilton. Maybe your husband can be Arnold.
Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
… I might be a sociopath. Just saying. And I can’t wait to meet you at Blend! 😆
That mural… I wouldn’t be able to paint over it either. I can’t really imagine what would move someone to do that (unless it was their kid’s bedroom or they were throwing mad tea parties), but that kind of work should be respected. At least for a little while. And I have to admit that I got a serious kick out of the fact that you measured a banana. Love.you.
lindsay says
i second that. Oh let the games and banana humor begin!!
Meghan says
Wait, you’re both sociopaths…oh man, what have I gotten myself into?!
Truth: I’m excited to meet you both too. Are we allowed to do flying leap hugs and tackle one another? Yeah, that might be weird the first time, huh.
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
I’m on the less is more train because I have serious ADD and can’t read for more than a minute lol. Also I was wondering about that room…I was like “wait is that their bedroom”?? My room used to be painted like a forest but then I came home from summer camp one year and my mom had painted it yellow. I cried for 3 days.
Meghan says
They painted over it when you were gone. Now that’s deceptive and dirty. Now your mom definitely owes you some Buckeyes.
Eating 4 Balance says
Does that make me a bad or good person if I didn’t comment on he vegan/egg thing yesterday? I think it makes me an avoider of conflict. Although it’s not like you would have slapped me if I had told you. Haha. Right?
I was going to ask about the walls when you posted the clothing picture the other day. I figured it was just at someone else’s house but now I think you are 10 times cooler knowing that you have an Alice and Wonderland mural in your home.
I love reading blogs that are kind of newish and they respond to the spam comments as if they were real… Like “I wanted to tell you that your site is looking very fresh today. Much appreciated on the quality information. I will visit frequently.” Haha. And then they respond with “Oh my gosh, thanks SO much!” 🙂 Now that I say that, I bet at least one of the people that I have responded to were spam bots. Some of them are very good at making coherent sentences.
I guess I’m a sociopath AND an avoider of conflict because I’m indifferent to the longer or shorter posts. Although I do appreciate pictures. Lots of pictures.
I really have to reign in my thoughts sometimes both when speaking and writing blog posts. Sometimes randomly something that somebody says will spark a memory and then everyone looks at me weird as I change the topic 180. Take for instance my friend who was going on about Game of Thrones and asked me a question. Instead of responding I remembered taking a Game of Thrones quiz on Buzzfeed… and then seeing an article for the TV Show Sherlock on Buzzfeed after that. So of course instead I asked her a question in return “Have you seen the kid who looks like Benedict Cumberbatch, except younger?” True story. And then I found $20.
Meghan says
I would never slap you Madison, although I will shake my fist at you for not telling me!! I have no idea what I was even thinking with the vegan bit…must be losing my mind. Eek.
I think I responded to a Twitter spam comment last week. Fool me once…
It might be time for you to see a therapist. Sociopath is going to be hard one to explain on your resume. 🙂
Sometimes when I’m talking, I ramble so long, I forget my original point. I also think you should spit the $20 with me for no reason other than I mentioned it.
Eating 4 Balance says
Oh seriously. How do you always find a way to make me smile with your replies? I can literally picture you shaking your fist at me right now. Although you are in your Terminator outfit… 10 times more intimidating than a slap for sure. 😉
lindsey @ NW Backyard Veggies says
Mural Life.
Wasn’t Lewis Carroll either addicted to ‘shrooms/psychedelics or floridly psychotic? I thought I remember a story there which explains “Alice” a little better…
Don’t even get me started on the history of the “guy” who wrote Peter Pan. *shudder*
See? We can think out loud in your comment section, too! Yay!
Meghan says
Yes, Through The Looking Glass had all sorts of interesting back stories. Drugs, politics. It was all there.
You can Think Out Loud on my blog anytime you want. For reals.
Brittany says
MAX..my man!! I love that photo of him chomping away on..what is that bread? I know he loves to steal your bread..
That mural is something of nightmares, but in a good way? If that’s even possible. What a masterpiece.
Meghan says
Max is happily devouring a pancake he actually stole in that particular picture. I fed him a couple dried cranberries last week to see what he would do. He ate them, same as everything else.
It’s possible.
Juli @1000lovelythings says
Love the mural! I’d so throw tea parties in there all the time 🙂 I would leave it exactly as it is besides I would paint my name over Hannah 😉
I am a bit obsessed with stalking the #publicbanana on instagram. Too good!
Meghan says
You need to join the #publicbanana movement. Go embrace those nanners and start snapping some selfies!!!
Juli @ 1000lovelythings says
I’m joining in with the next banana if I remember to snap a selfie…. 😉
Fran@BCDC says
Moose knuckle, huh?!? The mural is beautiful and I would be hard pressed to paint over it too. I should have Ralph paint a mural in the house in New Mexico. I see a sunrise or sunset. We’ll see. Have a great weekend, Dearie!!
Meghan says
Sorry Fran. I couldn’t help myself, I rarely can.
A sunrise or sunset would be a perfect mural for you. Happy weekend!
kirsten@FarmFreshFeasts says
After my darling son marched down Main Street and around Cinderella’s Castle he was followed by Alice sitting on top of a giant illuminated mushroom float in the Electric Parade (nightly at 9 and 11pm? wtf, Disney? Kids should be in bed!). Included in the Alice Float Vignette (?) was the hookah-smoking bug (complete with real smoke, but sadly I’ve got a nose full of boogers and have no idea if there was an odor to the smoke) and the Mad Hatter.
There was also some gay dog, or maybe a Lost Boy (it’s unclear to me still, as both Pinocchio and Peter Pan were in the parade) who walked up to my daughter, asked if she was a girl, and said he didn’t like girls.
Okay, then. It was an odd parade.
Point is I like your mural too. And I’m damn glad to be home, drooling and snoring in my own bed, and not subjecting my stuffed up head to altitude any more.
I heard you in my head several times during the trip “eat nutrient dense foods” which may be why I didn’t utterly collapse in Florida. Thank you for that. I’m taking those Thai spices and a turkey carcass and making some sort of Hot and Sour Soup thing today. I am sure it will help.
Meghan says
I can’t believe they had the hookah smoking bug. Wow. Maybe the lost boy or dog was hitting the hookah too, or perhaps your sickness had you hallucinating. 🙂
I’m thrilled, more than you’ll ever know, that my nagging voice was ringing in your ears while you were thousand of miles away at the Magical Kingdom. I’m also happy to know my advice may have actually helped.
I’m a big fan of “nutrient dense” food, so much so that the Hubby wrote me a limerick for Valentine’s Day, and it ended with him having a “nutrient dense” heart. Awwww.
Amanda @runtothefinish says
OH my gosh I think I would have a hard time painting over that too…even though it would see odd in our house with no kids or anything…but it’s amazing!
Meghan says
It’s definitely odd in our house because we don’t have little ones either, and yet there is stays. Oh well, it’s a great conversation piece.
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
from bananas to pussycats….oooo smooth transition!
Please refrain from painting over that mural until I see it in person, giggle then move on. Also, since when was cinnamon an aphrodisiac? I need to assess myself post consumption now 😉 I don’t really have a song for myself, but there is one which I often play when leaving somewhere or someone behind. ‘Let go’ by Frou frou. It’s amazing!
Meghan says
Thanks, and I’m glad somebody noticed or at least had the cojones to comment on that transition. I should have known it would be you. 🙂
I’m not sure cinnamon is actually an aphrodisiac, but the Hubby will tell you it is.
Sarah Pie says
With all of those aphrodisiacs floating around I have to wonder what Hubby’s song is… and how that man can function 😉
I love everywhere you went in this post, but mostly the Mad Hatter mural which I would love to have tea parties in on a regular basis (though I do think it would be a little creepy to sleep with).
Also if you’re not going to pass out mushrooms you should include more cat pictures Max’s crazy eyes are truly wonderful.
Meghan says
Max’s crazy cat eyes are pretty wonderful. You should see them when you try to take food away from him. Oh man, is that something. He’d give the Mad Hatter a run for his money when it comes to creepdom.
Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli says
Best photoshop EVER! Badass Meg in the HOWWWWse! Love it! And bravo woman, a perfectly played quickie…there was wit…there was music…there was a GINORMOUS…banana! Sheesh, what’d you think I was gonna say!? Know what goes well with ginormous bananas? Moose knuckles! Bahaha! 😛
Meghan says
I have good friends in IT. Thank god because I can’t photoshop that well on my own. Although I know a certain Broccoli Babe who’s got skills. .
#publicbananas, pussycats and moose knuckles all in one timely post. I know how to rage.