World's Greatest Blog?

I just noticed that the tagline on our blog says something about this being the world's greatest blog. I'm quite certain that that must have been a typo, seeing as how our content is somewhat dry and we haven't posted in quite some time. Our deepest apologies to all of our loyal readers.

Mostly the only reason we haven't written lately is we are just busy thinking of ridiculously awesome posts for the future. And also, college is the worst invention ever. Apparently professors just don't understand that some of us have more important things to do - like write blog posts about random things that no one actually cares about.

Also, if anyone has sweet hookups in Scotland (ie a house to live in and/or a job to work at) please let us know. We're moving there for the summer...and I'd sort of prefer having a roof over my head than live in a cardboard box.

!Exclusive!

When you woke up this morning you didn't even know what a treat you had in store. Last weekend I had an exclusive interview with Andrea Sudbury. She sat down with me for a minute to answer a few questions I worked up. Below is the transcription of the interview. 

Brooke: If you had to pick an animal to represent yourself, what would it be?

Andrea: Uh. A fox. I feel that I am quite foxy. That was mostly a joke. I like orangutans. They’re orange.

What would you say is the best color of Jello?

Red. Because I like the red jello with berries and stuff in it. So I like the flavor of it.

So what are the odds that you would write-in Oprah for the upcoming election?

Not that good. I’m not voting. If I was voting, probably not that good.

So what can you tell us about your new perfume line?

My new perfume line is called El Belle, because belle means beauty. It’s a mixture of Latino and French origins. I feel that it really represents what’s deep inside of me. 

So, like, your heritage and beliefs?

No, because beauty is what I am. 

Pirate or ninja?

Pirate.

Ok, so, would you like to tell us about your work on Oceans 11 and 13, and there are rumors floating around about why you weren’t involved in the Oceans 12 movie? Oh, and also, what was it like to work with George Clooney and Brad Pitt?

Whoa, ok, you're really overwhelming me with all of these questions.

Sorry, just answer one at a time.

Well, the reason I wasn’t in 12 was because I was working with an agency, whose name cannot be disclosed. And that is all. 

So you weren’t pregnant?

I cant say. Do I look like I’ve been pregnant? 

And working with Clooney was just a dream come true. It’s always been a dream of mine. 

I see. Does he like red jello? 

No, he likes blue actually. 

So what do you attribute your success to? What has been a big influence in your life?

Well, this one time in elementary school I had a second grade teacher and she really told me I could be whatever I wanted to be and I took it to heart and and just went after my dreams.

Do you remember her name? 

Her name was Mrs. Waldendwarf. She was quite dwarfly. I think that’s what led her to tell me to always pursue my dreams because her talents were in short supply. 

Pun?

Yes. 

So you just finished your autobiography. Will you tell us a little about that? Some detail-age...

Well, I don’t know if you’re aware, but my autobiography is about me. 

So mostly it’s just about me and what I do and myself in general. It’s really cool. Like, REALLY cool. Very interesting. 

This is the last portion of our interview with the one and only Andrea Sudbury, so we’re going to do a bit of word association. I'll say a word and you say the first word that pops into your mind. It's got to be quick. Spew. Throw it out there.

Potato - Cabbage

Lamp - Love

Cheese - Gouda

Light Saber - Brooke

Convection - Oven

Yarn - Beanie

Superfluous - Hat

Indiana - Mohican

Fjord - Perkins

Accordion - Banjo

Bassa - Brooke

A Gem of a Post

Would you rather watch a continuous 24-hour loop of the State of the Union address, or the Gem Shopping Network?

Brooke's Answer: Gem Shopping Network (and that has nothing to do with the fact that I'm a closet Shopping Network fan) And I'll be honest-- I'm a little politicked out.

Merrit's Answer: State of the Union address for me. Something about the empty promises and repeating the same thing over and over just really draws me in.

Hear no evil, speak no evil

Would you rather have no ears or no tongue?

Brooke's answer: I first thought that I'd rather have no tongue, but then Merrit informed me that I could only drink liquids if that were the case. As food is clearly a priority for me, I choose no ears. I mean, either way you're going to have to learn sign language.

Merrit's answer: No ears for sure. I'm all about eating, and it would be sorta hard without a tongue.

TGIF

So...we completely spaced it and missed Would You Rather Wednesday this week. Oops. As a nice way to kick off this cold autumn weekend we've decided to pose a question today to make up for our forgetfulness.

Would you rather eat Twizzlers or Red Vines?

Answer wisely.

Merrit's Answer: Definitely Twizzlers Pull-n-Peel of the strawberry variety. There's no other way to eat licorice. Unless it's in the giant tubs that you buy at Costco. Sooo addictive. Dangit. I can't decide!

Brooke's Answer: This choice is clear. Twizzlers 100%. Red Vines do not deserve the title of "licorice". I agree that strawberry Pull-n-Peel is the ultimate. This isn't part of the question, but Kookaburra Liquorice is the best licorice ever. It's hard to find, but heavenly nonetheless. The end.

Leaves!

Leaf crunching is by far one of the most enjoyable activities known to man. Don't you love the satisfaction of stepping on a particularly crunchy one? It's basically a natural high. Right now is prime leaf-crunching time, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the fallen foliage!

Also, it's important to remember to avoid letting feelings of shame enter your mind as you walk down the street, crunching away. Sometimes it's easy to feel kind of ridiculous going out of your way to step on that extra crunchy one (you know, the whole stutter-step thing), but just go for it. Everyone else is secretly wishing they were doing the exact same thing.

It's Wednesday...

...which means the glories of another post full of would-you-rathery goodness. Today's question:

Would you rather have to walk on your hands everywhere you go or only be able to tippy toe everywhere?

Brooke's thoughts: Tippy toes. Think of the major calf muscles you would have, not to mention the inches of height you'd gain.

Merrit's thoughts: I'd have to go with tippy toes as well. The blood rush to the head from being upside-down all day isn't too appealing.

"Would You Rather" Wednesday

We have decided to add this weekly installment for your enjoyment.

Here's how it works: we'll pose a "would you rather" question every wednesday and we want to hear your responses!

This week's question is...

Would you rather have cheeto fingers or oreo teeth for the rest of your life?

Merrit's Answer: There's definitely a downside to both. With cheeto fingers, you'd constantly get sick nasty orange goo all over it. People would also probably avoid shaking hands with you at all costs, so making business deals might be kinda tricky--not to mention the fact that you'd be a major outcast in all church settings.

On the other hand, oreo teeth are pretty nasty. Picture the most attractive person you've ever seen. Now picture them grinning at you with a nice set of rotting teeth. There's no way to hide your teeth (Unless you knock them all out and leave them under your pillow for the toothfairy. Just don't be too surprised if she doesn't leave you any money for those nasty things.). While beauty isn't just skin deep, looks are what give first impressions and bad teeth tend to ruin someone's impression of you.

After that lengthy analysis...my choice would definitely be cheeto fingers. I'd rather lose my left arm than have gross teeth. Sick.

Brooke's Answer: Both of these would be pretty rough. While Oreo teeth would pretty much guarantee you delicious food storage for the rest of your life, I think I'll have to go with Cheeto fingers. I figure that it's not too hard to become ambidextrous with your feet and bypass using your hands at all. It's much more difficult and impairing to talk without showing your teeth.

What would you rather have? Comment Away!

Nostalgia

The dynamic duo was reunited this weekend after many weeks apart. Dang college. Needless to say, we spent most of Friday night wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting suburb of South Jordan. Here's a little taste of what you missed out on. Don't be too jealous.

We started things off by a big ol' stack of napkins at Arctic Circle (continue reading to find out our purpose for these delightful paper products). The free kiddie cones didn't hurt either. Please note that Merrit's (left) is practically 100% gone. We made our way across the street to our friend's house to reenact one of our favorite past times: napkining! For those of you who aren't in the know, napkining is similar to toilet papering except you use napkins. And occassionally yarn and spoons and condiment cups. We may or may not have made a habit of doing this to this particular friend on a regular basis.

Suddenly we realized that it was Homecoming at our old high school. Crashing it was definitely in order. Brooke got a little sidetracked jumping over a large cone.

There's a secret population of celebrities who live in South Jordan. Here, a young man poses with two of SoJo's finest.

By this time we were craving gouda (naturally) so we cruised on over to Harmons.

When we got back to the car we discovered the world's most hilarious Halloween decoration: Saphira the witch. We took her to YWorry Lane. The street just happens to be a dead end. Oh, the irony.
We also went and visited the local reindeer...just to get Saphira excited for Christmas this year.

Doing the "full body dry heave" in front of Abe Lincoln's home, which happens to be located at the Gale Center Museum.

Merrit decided to direct traffic at the Homecoming dance (mentioned above). "Only one beverage allowed from the refreshment table!"

These little girls were "collecting money" (aka taking coins from the fountain). Criminals.

Bingham misses Brooke so much that they built this structure in her honor.

Blog-a-licious

Reasons why this blog is totally wicked:

1. Great minds think alike
2. We're too cool for school
3. We are rollerblading champs
4. The 2008 Reflections Honorable Mention winners (us) are bound to have some more creativity up their sleeves
5. Admit it... you've laughed at one of our blogs at least once (we sure have)
6. World's best list makers
7. We make a mean dish of homemade mac 'n' cheese + rice krispies
8. We're secure enough to end a list at 8 instead of 10

Collision

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to the most intense and inspiring blog on the web. Brooke and I have decided to combine our wit and wisdom to create this brilliant blog for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!