Hey y’all, it’s just me checkin’ in. I can’t feel my extremities anymore due to cleaning/cooking/painting but bodily numbness aside I’d like to wish each and every one of ya’s a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Gobble gobble dudes

In my humble opinion blogging is pretty darn similar to Hollywood. It’s become one big popularity contest to see and be seen. Who’s linking to me, what is my rank in the ecosystem, how many comments do my posts get? All questions that at least half of us are asking ourselves.

We strive to be “famous” in the vast expanse of Bloggy-wood but how do we really know when we’ve arrived?

Now none of us have to wonder anymore! There’s a sure-fire magic engine that lets you know just what status you’ve reached in the Blogsphere celeb list You’ll finally know if you are the “Julia Roberts” or the “Kathy Kinney” of blogging!

This morning I found out that I’m a “B-List” blogger and I even got a nifty little badge to prove it:

Click here to get ranked and find out what list you’re on then have your people call my people and tell me how ya did

H/T to Cowboy Blob

Ok people listen up! Rachel over at Oh My God Y’all has a project going on that I think is fan-friggen-tastic! She and her husband are going to be collecting Teddy Bears and on Christmas day will be taking them to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital for all the sick kids. They hope to have at least 300 bears in tow so they need a little help from all of us because, well hell, that’s a lot of teddy bears! Click on the teddy bear picture below to learn more about what’s going on and how you can help:

They are also accepting gently used bears/stuffed animals (not ones that are all fucked up, stained or shabby looking). It may be a good idea to wash them first before sending them if they aren’t brand new (especially if you’re a smoker and the smell is in the bears). I have an easy-peasy way to wash stuffed animals so they don’t get trashed in the machine:

Bug’s Easy-Peasy Way to Wash Stuffed Animals

You’ll Need:
- An old clean Pillowcase (it may get messed up so don’t use a good one)
- Stuffed Animal(s)
-A washing machine

Place the stuffed animal inside the pillowcase and knot off the open end of the case. Toss the pillowcase into the washer and turn your settings to delicate cycle, add soap. Being in the pillowcase during the wash cycle will help preserve the animals shape etc. I wash mine with warm water and do a double rinse to make sure all the soap is out.

Make sure if you’re washing multiple stuffies at once to separate them like you do clothes (pinks and reds don’t mix with whites and lights. darks are separate, etc.) Most of the time there will be some dye that will come out of the bears that are pink, orange or red. I usually do mine one at a time just to avoid any color bleeding fuckups.

Once the wash and rinse is done you can usually toss the whole thing (stuffies still in the knotted case) into the dryer and set it on medium to low heat to dry add in a dryer sheet. Do not ever use the highest heat setting. Don’t put stuffed animals with vinyl or soft plastic parts into the dryer as they will most likely melt and fuck up your dryer. If you don’t have a dryer just wring them out and set them on a towel in a sunny spot for a couple days to air dry. If their fur comes out matted use a soft brush to make them pretty and fluffy again.

Use common sense when washing the stuffed animals. If you’re not sure what you’re doing then either ask someone (like me) or don’t do it at all. I’m not responsible for you fucking up your shit.

Maria (The Hotness’s daughter) works for a pizza place here in Tucson. I found out the other day that her manager has nowhere to go on Thanksgiving as his family is too far away and he lives by himself in an itty-bitty apartment. I feel kinda bad for him and we discussed inviting him to our house for the big day. On one hand we all agree that being by yourself for any holiday blows goats. But on the other we weren’t sure if it would be overstepping any sort of boss/worker boundaries.

Do you think it’s a good idea to invite the boss?

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Sorry but I just love this! *chuckle*

There’s only like six more days till Thanksgiving…six more days till my house is full of people. Would one or two of you mind comin’ on over and helping finish the living room? I’m skeered it’s going to not get done on time and my guests will be eating admid piles of popcorn and construction dust *shudder*