That is so like you!

How predictable. 

*sigh*

the jackman is from oz

I don't love subtitled movies. I feel like "why read when I don't have to." You feel me?

However, I do enjoy movies from other cultures. I do not speak all the languages of these other cultures.

Enter subtitled movies. I watch kind of a lot of them.

And though there are a few Bollywood comedies, many of them leave me crying.

I watched a Hindi film recently which ended in tears. I'm still a bit shaken from it.

And then there was the Chinese film. No tears. But lots of feelings. And very pretty. The music, the background. Etc.

Imagine my surprise when in the middle of this Chinese film, I spy Hugh Jackman. I didn't really spy him. Spying indicates he was hiding and I sluethed him out. He was not hiding. He was playing a relatively main character. This is cool. But not as exciting as what I'm about to tell you. His character was... an Australian man. Made even cooler by the fact that in addition to speaking English well, he sang in Chinese. What!?!?!

You probably already knew that Hugh is Australian. I knew. And I don't know that much. But riddle me this. Why does he always play an American guy? Why does he not bless us with his sweet Aussie drawl? I do not know. But I like it when he talks Aussie.

I like it when anyone talks Aussie.

Even fake Aussie.

Throw another shrimp on the barbie.

And the like.

Did you make it all the way to the end of this post without thinking "Paula has failed to share her promised-by-July-1st music video"?

I did.

Sheepish grin.

Girl, the back of yo head is ridiculous!

Q: Where do dumplings come from?

A: Harbin, China

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In other news... the gauntlet has been thrown.

But when and where will it land?

And what is a gauntlet? 

   a. a type of train track

   b. an Atari video game from the 80s

   c. a glove

   d. corporal punishment

Am I committed enough to testing your random trivia knowledge to create my own Wikipedia pages?

Let's logic this this out. Yes, I'm using logic as a verb. Yes, I am an English teacher.

Can the gauntlet be thrown? Well, that eliminates A & D. And though you probably could throw an arcade game, that would be hard, and damaging. To the game, to the thrower, and to the landing area.

So, we arrive at C. The glove has been thrown. It doesn't have the same ring as gauntlet, does it? In my imagination, it's thrown in your face. Like when you slap someone on the cheek with your glove to instigate a challenge. I do not recommend this course of action. Unless you are bored. Or telling hilarious knock-knock jokes. Also, slapping someone on the cheek with an armour gauntlet would definitely produce a reaction. That is, if they still had the use of their jaw. But my imagination is wrong. Which is weird, because that's never happened before. But I digress.

The gauntlet has been thrown. And picked up. (Seriously, read the wiki page. Interesting stuff.)

Where? The duel will be held here, on this amazing, but oft neglected piece of internet real estate.

When? We should really set some dates. I'm doing it right now. July 1st. Let the countdown begin. (Danielle: I'm expecting some pressure. Don't let me down.)

What? 4 minutes and 14 seconds of amazing, stupendous, out-of-this world, or maybe just mediocre entertainment. [Personal note: Set bar low. Avoid mega disappointment. Occasionally impress.] There will be music. Probably dancing. Definitely crying. Prepare to have your emotions blended. Like Eve6's tender heart (90s reference).

And now I must clean spring. Wait, spring clean. That's better.

Shanti bahar.

With Friends Like These... NEVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE!!!

45 Second Coffee Cake!

Laundry with Saje and Jukebox

HQ Results............Finally!

¡Al fín! Sorry it took me so long. There were two major reasons: (1) Laziness and (2) Tech un-savvy. This was a pretty involved project, so my hat is off to you Saje, for quizzing and posting in a timely manner. You rock and roll!

I just discovered effects. I have over used them in this video. I am not sorry.

Helium. Is. Awesome.

Lo siento Dominick. Quicktime me conquistó. Hagaré restitución.

I failed my own challenge!

Challenge was to make a 10 second or less video within 24 hours of beginning of challenge. I was sadly hours late on my own challenge.

acepto tu desafio, con gusto

Yarn Tales & the HQ

Free Association:

shoes barf thunder extreme spain

Favourites:

article of clothing kitchen appliance children's book super power country

Spelling:

really, did you really think i would spell out the words i asked you to spell?!?

?s:

Who is on first?

What does Geronimo yell when he jumps out of a plane?

Where were you last night between 9 and 11:30?

When does a dog become a senior?

Why did the chicken cross the road?

How many rabbits were harmed in the making of this film?

Fill in the blanks:

Ich bin ein _____

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a _____

What the world needs now is another folk singer like i need a _____

We will not die like dogs. We will fight like lions. Because we are _____

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in asia" - but only slighty less well known is this: _____

Quiz

Many thanks to Paula, Rachel, Dominick and Zane for all your answers. This was so much fun to do.
For anyone else who wants to still be part of this quiz, please let one of us know and maybe I'll make a second quiz video.

Stay tuned for a blooper/outtake video later in the year.

Can Paula Come Out To Play?

scissors & meese

talk about your stream-of-conciousness - this is one non-sequitor video. and yes, i know you think he's a rhinocerous. i still say rat! see you tomorrow...

The Confession

-Sorry it's so quiet.

-Hey, it's the same shirt as my last vid! Heehee.

-Just called the salon and my usual stylist is not in till thursday, so i lied in this video and i'm sorry.

Getting Ready

2:47 AM News

Not pretty mouth

Sorry for:how quiet this video is, how loud the last two seconds are, how fast I'm talking and how not complete this is. I guess this is how I talk in person or on the phone, without time to re-record and cut and paste the video into something prettier. Although I think this video is pretty anyways, if you pay attention to my hair and not my mouth.

famous hindi quotes

punished: scottish grunge rock