Trailer 29: Launched!

OK everyone, it's here! This blog is officially over, but you can be part of the grand opening of my new blog, Trailer 29. (trailer29.wordpress.com) I've been working pretty hard on it for the past couple of weeks (you can't really tell because I suck at html and photoshop and illustrator... but I have!) and I hope you'll enjoy reading it as well.

I'm hoping to get a pretty large readership on this one, so please tell your friends and continue to comment and stuff. I've really appreciated all of your support over the past few years and hope that we'll stay connected through this, my new endeavor!
Enjoy!

The End... Almost

I'm not sure how many people still have this blog bookmarked after months of inactivity, but here's the scoop on what's going on.

I finally have a blog idea that I'm excited about, which will focus on life in a trailer and how we will try to maintain an upbeat and tasteful life, complete with updates on home improvement and making healthy and delicious food. It will also probably follow my pursuits in music, art, and writing amongst other things. I think I'm going to call the blog "Trailer 29."

So as not to have ten million random blogs floating out there in the blogosphere, I'm getting rid of my other blogs, including this one. There will be one more post here on Scabby Lists which will notify you of the grand opening of "Trailer 29," which will hopefully launch as soon as we get internet hooked up to our mobile home. I'm really excited about it and I hope you guys will like it.

So don't delete this blog from your feed just yet... I'll let you know soon where you can find my new and improved blog, hopefully within this month! Thanks so much!

Top 10 Favorite Actresses

10. Scarlett Johansson
9. Camillia Belle
8. Ziyi Zhang
7. Keri Russell
6. Helena Bonham Carter
5. Emma Thompson
4. Meg Ryan
3. Joan Cusack
2. Maggie Gyllenhaal
1. Audrey Tautou

I think all of these actresses give refreshing, believable, and unique performances.

Top 10 Favorite Actors

10. Michael Cane
9. Paul Bettany
8. Dustin Hoffman
7. Morgan Freeman
6. Johnny Depp
5. Shia Labeouf
4. Robert Downey Jr.
3. Brad Pitt
2. Edward Norton
1. Tom Hanks

These guys usually aren't in really stupid movies. Or if they are, they are usually the redeeming quality about it.

Top 10 Features of a Good Microwave

10. There is a turntable and it turns smoothly.
9. It is not so high up that it's hard to clean (for installed microwaves.)
8. The "Start" button is prominent.
7. It runs pretty quietly.
6. It's easy to figure out how to fix the clock.
5. The popcorn feature doesn't burn the popcorn.
4. The door opens when you pull it open, not when you press a button.
3. The touchpad beeps are mellow and not piercing (and fairly quiet).
2. It is big enough to fit decently big bowls.
1. When you open the door, the beeping stops automatically.

Top 10 Chores I Don't Want to Do

10. Bake bread.
9. Make the bed.
8. Take care of pile of paperwork on the table.
7. Take a shower. (Yes, that's a chore when you're tired! Especially the shaving part.)
6. Clean out the car and wipe down the interior.
5. Tidy up the living room.
4. Take out the trash.
3. Throw away old food and wash containers.
2. Fold the laundry.
1. Unpack from our trip.

Top 10 Boys Names Ending With "En" That are Running Rampant in Elementary School

10. Bryson
9. Jamin
8. Cortlyn(d)
7. Kenyon
6. Holden
5. Corbin (or Korben)
4. Kyson
3. Hayden
2. Brayden
1. Kayden

Seriously, there's no way I can keep these kids' names straight.

Top 10 Female Voices

10. Joni Mitchell
9. Mya
8. Lauryn Hill
7. Alicia Keys
6. Colbie Caillait
5. Alison Krauss
4. Chantal Kreviazuk
3. Jewel
2. Lisa Hannigan
1. Marketa Irglova

Top 10 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings I'd Like to Visit

10. Ennis House (Los Angeles, CA)

9. Arizona Biltmore Hotel (Phoenix, AZ)

8. Taliesin West (Scottsdale, AZ)

7. Gammage Auditorium (Tempe, AZ)

6. Price Tower (Bartlesville, OK)

5. Annie Pfeiffer Chapel (Lakeland, FL)

4. Beth Sholom Synagogue (Elkins Park, PA)

3. Johnson Wax Headquarters (Racine, WI)

2. Imperial Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)

1. Fallingwater (Mill Run, PA)

Top 10 Types of Silence

10. suppressed silence
9. charged silence
8. heavy silence
7. uneasy silence
6. dead silence
5. empty silence
4. pregnant pause
3. golden silence
2. reverent silence
1. awkward silence