So I celebrated Pi Day with some friends yesterday and had a nice time.  The pies and treats were delicious.  Sadly I didn't bring a cherry pie for Julie, I will have to remember to do that next year.  The blueberry pie was great, the chicken pot pie was delicious, and though the glutin-free lemon meringue was very runny, it still tasted fine.

We played games (I had a nice long game of Carcassonne, and other people played Bohnanza), made up silly jokes and songs, and just had a very nice afternoon.  I got to meet some new friends, and spend a little time with some old ones. And I ate WAY too much pie.

This morning my idle mind wrote a little song parody based on the day which I decided to share here:

You made me blueberry,
Apple and pecan;
Wet meringue with lemon goo
And pot pie tastes so grand.

(The bigger, the better)
Our tummies fully crammed...
Collected from around the world
we'll eat them if we can!

Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!

The pound cake was delicious,
And whoopie pies were fine.
But poor Julie got no cherry,
What a waste of time.

Big ones and small ones,
Look lovely to our eyes,
Tantalizing on the plate,
Not so much on our thighs...

Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!

Go back to your larder,
Fetch me another plate,
My pancreas is still alive,
And I'm not the sort to wait.

The bigger, the better,
And some are glutin free,
So what if you don't eat your share,
More for me and me and me and me and me and

Pies pies pies yeah! (We're gonna eat you.)
Pies pies pies yeah! (Not too discreet to.)
Pies pies pies yeah! (Fat like a B-2.)
Pies pies pies yeah!

Oh you know I know...

Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!

Oh you know I know...

Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!
Pies pies pies yeah!

Okay, here's another laugh... you gotta see this... interviews with World of Warcraft players about who they are supporting in this election.

Election Duel! Obama V. McCain - Who Get's Pwned?

Yeah, I know it's a big day, a serious event. I've read some reports of people so choked up by their ability to cast a ballot for the first African American President they've been moved to tears.  And it's not unjustified either.  But times like this, a cheesy laugh can be highly appreciated... so here's some stupid YouTube videos making fun of Obama and McCain that should make you chuckle:

McFast and McFurious

Obama and McCain - Dance Off!

The votes are in and Obama wins… in the New Hampshire towns of Dixville Notch and Hart's Location. Traditionally these two towns vote at midnight on Election Eve, so as to be the first in the nation to get their votes in. Associated Press has the tally:

Obama wins in earliest vote in tiny Dixville, NH (Associated Press):
…Democrat Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a count of 15 to 6 in Dixville Notch, where a loud whoop accompanied the announcement in Tuesday's first minutes. The town of Hart's Location reported 17 votes for Obama, 10 for McCain and two for write-in Ron Paul. Independent Ralph Nader was on both towns' ballots but got no votes.…

Too bad Ralph! Better luck in 2012! ;-)

Just sent this around my office today... only a couple of people got it (I added boldface here to make it easier to see):

Voting day is soon upon us, and I for
one am definitely looking forward
to it. I'll be out of the office for my
election day blogathon.

Boy, tomorrow is going to be
a big day isn't it? I can barely
restrain my enthusiasm for what I
am sure will be a very thrilling
conclusion to what has been a
killer campaign season.

Obviously, office policy forbids
blatant (or subliminal) promotion of
anyone's political views, be they
mine, yours, or whoever's. I just hope
all of us get out and vote tomorrow.

Recently on the daily show Jon Stewart exposed McCain defending a progressive tax code from a young person who questioned whether or not it was socialistic that her well-to-do father, a doctor, was taxed at a higher rate:

Audience member: "Why is it that someone like my father who goes to school for 13 years gets penalized in a huge tax bracket because he's a doctor."

McCain: "I think it's to some degree because we feel obviously that wealthy people can afford more."

Audience member: "Are we getting closer and closer to, like, socialism?"

McCain: "Here's what I really believe: That when you reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more."

Oh is THAT what he "really believes"? Seems to me he sort of believes something completely different today. Or he's a hypocrite.

CrooksAndLiars.com has the video and transcript...

So last night I went to bed with a "sippy bottle" of fruit punch on my bedside table.  Sometimes I wake up at night and my mouth is really dry and I like to take a sip of water or juice.  Also sitting on my beside table is a squeeze bottle of hand sanitizer.

You can already see where this is going can't you?

At about 4 AM this morning I went from "half asleep taking a drink" to "wide awake what the fuck is THIS".

What followed was a jog to the bathroom to spit out the small amount of purell that was in my mouth followed by extensive rinsing--that's some nasty stuff to have in your mouth.  Then I had to go downstairs and get on the 'net to find out if I was going to need to call poison control--I didn't really think I would need to but just in case.  Within 15 minutes I was back in bed, sipping fruit punch and going back to sleep.

And the hand sanitizer was moved far away from my drink and out of easy reach.

So for once in my life, I really was Mister Clean Mouth.

Of course I overslept this morning, and was late getting to work.  Had to order a birthday cake and call my Mom's financial advisor, as well as prepare for a shoot I have tonite--doing another school dance, again for no pay.  I'm rapidly becoming an unpaid success. :-/  Ah well, experience is good, and truth be told I really enjoy taking pictures.

Sometimes interesting packaging strikes me as good photo material.  I like these colorful tins and boxes, and the design of them.  But what strikes me as funny is the name "Tastefully Simple".  When I think of tastefully simple, I think of simple things like, oh, a fresh picked apple.  Or maybe a saltine with a little cream cheese on it, or a nice piece of pita bread.  A "key lime cheese ball" is not exactly the first thing that springs to mind.

"Wow I'm in the mood for a simple snack.  I don't need any fancy oreos or chocolate chip cookies or fritos.  Just something quick.  I know!  A delicious key lime cheese ball!  Just like Mom used to make."

Of course then again, what in the world would you possibly put on your key lime cheese ball? What goes with that, uhhh, flavor? (And it ain't Vanilla Bean Chiller, I'll tell you that right now.)  I mean a saltine or Ritz cracker you can put just about anything on.  But a key lime cheeseball?  What are you gonna put on that.... chives?  So in fact it is quite deceptively simple after all.

So maybe they should have called it Deceptively Simple Key Lime Cheese Ball mix.  I'll bet some marketeer is kicking himself in the Prickly Pear Cooler for not thinking that winner up first. What do you think?

EDIT: Well this article, intended as a joke, sure has gotten a lot of Tastefully Consultants to show up and talk up their product.  That's very nice but this isn't the "Tastefully Simple Blog".  Enough already.  Comments are closed on this article.