Thug Kitchen

Oh my gosh, you guys. I've been following Thug Kitchen for a few months now and I DIE every time I read it. Seriously.

There will even be a book! "Expect that shit"

Hilarity Vol. III

This would be subtitled as "the WTF Edition" mostly featuring Debbie. Your news turned me around! Congratulations on your engagement! You've come a long way. And I lurve you. Again, click on the photos to enlarge.

Classy J

Scribbled on the back of a draft of my college entrance essay - bad student award to me!

(Previous volumes: 1 and 2.)

Hilarity Vol. II

It's funny how Jenny and I became (Jenny: heavily, me: haphazardly) involved in science research. Obviously I now assume it's because we were together when we first got started. This is what Alice's card from yesterday is referring to: lots of corruption going on in 5th hour GBE. Also, I cannot take any credit for this artwork; it was all Jenny.

How come NEJM and Nature haven't embraced this?

Hilarity Vol. I

So I'm cleaning out my room in preparation for the onslaught of studying that will hopefully take place soon. Since I've started, I've discovered that being both extremely sentimental and a mild hoarder is not a good mix. I'm mostly unearthing junk that should have been thrown out years ago. However, some things I've come across are just... gold. Please click on all the photos to enlarge the hilarity.

best part: "Offer not valid when upset or mad at you" from Debbie

Jessie, when can I collect this IOU?

This one is a mess. But how little has changed in 10 years!

My favorite so far:

envelope: go gain some weight

card: the loss of the little intelligence you possess.

High-larious.

Royal Wedding Cheekiness

Obviously we've all seen the highlights and the pictures of the main characters. So more importantly, are the rest of you fans of Pippa and Harry yet?

Some other funnies: Calm Down, aw, sad, and Wait till you see her.

Facebook Before Time

Have you all seen these facebook post parodies by now? They are pretty clever and have been cracking me up ever since my sister first shared them with me a few months ago. Perhaps this is all old news to you, my hip and Internet-savvy friends, but just in case you haven't, this one here is my favorite. Here's another link if you can't see the first one: if Facebook existed years ago.

Teen Angst

Being back in Ann Arbor has inspired both a hazy nostalgia and a desire to critically examine myself juxtaposed to the girl I was when I first came to know this town. Though often surrounded by dense undergraduate crowds, my daily walk to work through campus in all of its collegiate splendor framed by vibrant foliage, is usually the second best part of my day - the first being lunch (of course).

I kind of couldn't resist this when I came across it. How overly emotional and perfectly angsty is this? I have to admit that I never overwhelmingly felt a great chasm between my expectations and realities ever in my life. This is due in large part to the fact that I intentionally try not to have grandiose expectations. In fact, I tend to have very low expectations so that reality can pleasantly surprise. However, the combination of these two lists pretty much sums up my entire college experience. I wonder what it means that I'm only reflecting on it now?

On another note, doesn't this list remind you so much of this? I loved this particular scene...

(list by (Speak) via Satellite Heart, photo via weheartit)

Hyperbole and a Half

Perhaps some of you have already heard about this site, but Hyperbole and a Half is seriously hilarious. Allie pairs exaggerated depictions and MS Paint-style illustrations that literally make me cry with laughter. The pictures are so spot-on! And as the girl who used to be called "The Walking Hyperbole" in high school, I feel like Allie and I might have been great friends. These are some of my favorites:

from a story about a fish

from a story about health

from a commentary on grammar

Sisterly Vernacular

So after last time's rather heavy post, here is something that has always peppered my life with joy:

can you tell which ones are related?

In addition to looking awkward in photos, when we write emails or chat with each other, my sister and I will often type in a language that consists of 80% LOLCATZ, 12% Chinglish of mostly our parents' grammar issues or mispronounciations, and 8% inside jokes which include cute sayings of little kids in our lives and favorite lines from movies and TV shows like The Office. Sometimes we'll talk out loud with these mispronounciations too. It cracks me up every time. Here are some actual examples of some recent mails and texts we've exchanged:

"datz why dere frainds"

[Translation: That's why they are friends.]

hellow bellow. How was your examie wammie? I'm tres excited for tonight. 

[Translation: Hello. How was your exam? I'm very excited for tonight.]

HIS VOICE IS SO SULTRY. I agree dat da more you listen to his songs, da better dey get. Dis morning I heard that "nothing but you" song and I was like, SO HAPPY.

[Translation: His voice is so sultry. I agree that the more you listen to his songs, the better they get. This morning, I heard "Nothing But You" and I was very happy.]

"Wid CHAINZ ON YOUR LAEGS!"

[Translation: With chains on your legs.]

OMG you MUST marry him!!!!!!!!!!!!! he so furnny. lawlz. Was this for his game against the mets? Are dere weedeos of him batting????

[Translation: Oh my gosh. You must marry him. He is so funny. I'm laughing out loud. Was this for the game he played against the Mets? Are there online video clips of him batting?]

"It not fair because his fadder is a dentist and dat changes everyting"

[Translation: It is not fair because his father is a dentist and that changes everything.]

I Screwdette (purposely mispronounced Skroo-deh-tee) Chen.

[Translation: I'm screwed.]