Make Your Own Models

Have you ever been so bored that you just wanted to take parts of used bodies to create your very own Frankenstein Monster? Well, you're not alone. In fact, just today we took parts of people's faces, cut them out, and taped them back together in a fashion of our choosing. But rest assured these people are still alive....

"How is that possible?!" you may ask. Our reply would be, "Why, we cut them out of magazines, silly!"

That's right. We took parts of faces (i.e. eyes, noses, and mouths) and put them together again to make our own models. No we didn't defile any graves or steal people's faces in the middle of the night while they were sleeping. Nope! It was good, clean, enjoyable fun. We even renamed them as well!

So now that all is in order. Let's show you what we came up with and maybe you can decide what parts you want to make your own model Frankenstein Monster.

Actually, now that we think about it, they weren't very scary... just funny lookin' is all. They definitely wouldn't be accepted by the Hollywood community.

Culture Magazine by Emily

Model: Dorothy
Favorite Color: Periwinkle
Favorite Food: Monkey Innards
Hobby: Knitting
Dislikes: Rude People
Lives: With the neighborhood squirrels





Model: Tabatha
Favorite Color: Clear
Favorite Food: Raisin Seeds
Hobby: Spelunking
Dislikes: Cabbage Paste
Lives: In a toolshed





Stupid People of the Year by Audrey

Model: Jessica
Favorite Color: Blueish Greenish Pinkish Purplish (bleepurpish)
Favorite Food: Avocados
Hobby: Riding Koalas
Dislikes: Little Brothers
Lives: In a tree





Model: Dora Explora
Favorite Color: Brown
Favorite Food: Spaghetti Sauce and Broccoli (together)
Hobby: Singing the Barney song
Dislikes: Rap Music
Lives: In a teepee





Go ahead and try this at home when there's nothing to do. All you need is:
Some old magazines (Check with your parents and other family members in your household)
Scissors
Tape or Glue Sticks
Construction paper (regular printer paper works fine but we enjoy the color choice and durability of construction paper)
Writing Utensil
Stickers (optional)
Imagination ( !!! NECESSARY !!! )

As you can see, we simply found faces that were relatively the same size and cut out (in strips) their eyes, noses, and mouths (including the chin for a full face effect... hm, maybe we should have kept the foreheads...) Then we rolled tape and placed it on the back so there wouldn't be any interference with the final picture. And finally, we stuck the faces to some construction paper, wrote all over it, and made a couple of magazines. You can decorate it anyway you want, even add stickers for some extra glitz and glam.

If you want to take it to the next level, add more pages and columns and "advertisements" and interviews... The list goes on. There's really no limit when activity is low and boredom is high. If you truly want to entertain yourself, you'll find a way.

Fun at... Walmart?

Well howdy, y'all! This here's a list of fun things to do at the most boring place on Earth... Walmart! There are many different variations of this list, but these are the things we like most. Enjoy!

1. Contaminate the entire auto department by sampling all the spray air fresheners, especially the fruity ones.
2. Challenge other customers to duels with tubes of gift wrap, Star Wars light sabers, or pool noodles.
3. Leave cryptic messages on the Etch A Sketches or similar temporary writing pads.
4. Tune all the radios to a polka station; then turn them all off before turning the volumes all the way up.
5. Walk up to complete strangers and say, "Hi! I haven't seen you in so long!..." etc. See if they play along to avoid embarrassment.
6. While walking through the clothing department, ask yourself loud enough for all to hear, "I mean, seriously. Who BUYS this stuff, anyway?"
7. Ride a display bicycle through the store; claim you're taking it for a "test drive."
8. Follow people through the aisles, always staying about five feet away. Continue to do this until they leave the department. This tells them that that department is YOUR territory and yours only!
9. When the cashier runs your purchases over the scanner at check-out, say, "Oooh!!!" in astonishment as it beeps each time.
10. Move "Caution: Wet Floor" signs to carpeted areas.
11. Ask other customers if they have any Grey Poupon.
12. Drape a blanket around your shoulders and run around saying, "I am... the Batman! Come, Robin--to the Batcave! Awayyyyy!!!"
13. Randomly throw things over into neighboring aisles. (Careful not to throw anything that might injure someone if it should land on people.)
14. Play with the calculators so that they all spell "hello" upside down. If you don't know how to do that... just forget it.
15. When someone asks if you need help, begin to cry and ask, "Why won't you people just leave me alone?"
16. When two or three people are walking ahead of you, run between them, yelling, "Red Rover!"
17. Make up nonsense products and ask newly hired employees if there are any in stock, i.e., "Do you have any Shnerples here?"
18. Take up an entire aisle in Toys by setting up a full scale battlefield with G.I. Joes vs. Barbies. Take bets on the battle described above.
19. Hold indoor shopping cart races.
20. Dart around suspiciously while humming the theme from "Mission: Impossible."
21. Attempt to fit into very large gym bags.
22. Attempt to fit others into very large gym bags.
23. Politely ask employees, "Would you be so kind as to direct me to your Twinkies?"
24. Set up a "Valet Parking" sign in front of the store.
25. Two words: Marco. Polo.
26. Leave Cheerios in Lawn and Garden, pillows in the pet food aisle, etc.
27. In the auto department, practice your "Madonna" look with various funnels. ;)
28. Relax in the patio furniture for a bit.
29. When an announcement comes over the loudspeaker, look up and search the ceiling asking, "Lord? Is that you?"
30. Drag a lounge chair on display over to the magazines and relax.
31. If the store has a food court, buy a soft drink; explain that you don't get out much, and ask if they can put a little umbrella in it.
32. Look up at the ceiling in amazement while pointing as if looking at something bizarre and see if other people look up as well.
33. Get a group together to hide in the clothing racks and shout in high, squeaky voices, "Pick me!" "No! Pick me!" when people are browsing.
34. Create your own marching band to weave in and out of aisles and departments.

Good luck and have fun!

The Blindfolded Self-Portrait Contest

So today Audrey and I decided we wanted to do something messy and outdoors. I say outdoors because it was so nice out today and my allergies indoors were killing me....

Anyways, we came up with a contest - who could paint a better self-portrait... blindfolded (and outdoors). Enjoy the show and tell us who you think painted the picture with the most resemblance by voting on the poll on the right side of the page... you'll find it.



In case you didn't see the portraits well enough, we've got some pics:


This here is Audrey's self portrait.




And this one's Emily's. It came out sideways and I have no idea why... so turn your head to the right so the face is on the left side of the paper... if there is a face.

The Talking Rats

This video includes the most recent activity of Lucy and Luna. Here we see them hanging out on the bed, looking for chocolate chips. Enjoy!



Episode 1

Braces Faces Update

Audrey and her braces progress: Enjoy!

To Mark a Grave

Eeesh! Three months have gone by and we haven't made one post. Well, you can't entirely blame us; we were very discouraged when we learned it was impossible to put a video on our own blog. Really, it does irk us.

So until Blogger, or whoever is in charge of videos being put on the blog, decides to make it simpler, faster, easier and all around better to put a video on a video-based blog, we will continue mini-posts about life (and death) in general.

For example! Recently, we lost a dear friend of ours... Lulu, the bunny. Here's the story:

She got out of her cage somehow and we couldn't catch her, so we decided to let her go free since she wasn't a very happy bunny in her cage. Days passed and something strange happened... she didn't leave the area. She would hang out the backyard under the tree in the shade or under the bushes just chillin.' She would occasionally be seen in the neighbors' yards or across the street, but never more than a half-block away. So we figure, 'Hey, we might as well keep feeding her.' So we put food in her cage in the garage and left it open for her to come and go as she pleased. Sometimes at night, she would return to her cage to sleep, then leave early in the morning before anyone would see her there.

All in all, she was just a much happier bunny. Ears up, hopping around, and not even overweight anymore. She got plenty of exercise running from our little brother. She ended up being free for a total of two or so months... until it happened. Our dad was walking around the yard and he saw Lulu, just sitting on the lawn. He went over to her to pick her up, which usually fails due to her hopping away, but this time, she just sat there and let herself be picked up. When examined, we came to the conclusion that she was sick. She looked scrawny, tired, and just terrible in general. She might have eaten something that did not agree with her. Plus, she was sort of at the end of her lifespan - about 5 years.

So we put her back in the cage to rest for a while until she got better. Unfortunately, during the night she passed in her sleep - peacefully and with the memory of being a free bunny. So the next day, Audrey buried her in a nicely decorated box in the backyard next to the rat, Molly, who passed last November (10th to be exact) due to a tumor growing on her right side below the armpit.

ANYWAYS, we needed to mark the graves of our dearly beloved Bun-bun and Momo. So we went to the crap store (craft store) to find a way to mark it using our IMAGINATION. We then came across a garden stepping stone kit, made with cement, an octagonal mold, and glass tile mosaic pieces. We thought this a great idea, so we took it home and made it pretty with two glass flowers and the engravings, "Molly & Lulu."

We highly suggest this for any pet-lover who has recently lost a dear friend. It is relatively inexpensive, very easy to do, and fun to make! You can use your creativity to the max, decorating it with all sorts of designs and objects. And in two days, it will be ready to set on your much-loved pets' graves. So instead of buying a billion-dollar grave stone, or forgetting where you buried them and digging them up by mistake... buy a garden cement stepping stone kit and make one yourself!

Sincerely,
Audrey, Emily, Lucy, and Luna