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Wow.

nobody@vox.com(SockMonkeySlippers) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:52:04 -0800

So here are my twelve responses to Gracey's twelve part beast post (You are one pretty amazing girl to write all of that and not get bored after awhile).

1. I despise ALL comics, as they're mindless pieces of literature. Seriously, why would anyone want to read about these beefed up, UBER (I'm talking UBER with the two dots of the U, that kind of UBER) MACHO men who are obviously doped up on steroids. Never mind genetic mutations. I've never liked the superhero movies/shows as well. They're so boring. The good guy ALWAYS wins, and gets some defenseless, stereotypical 1950's girl. Blah.

2. We all have exams Gracey. I have mine Thursday and Friday of next week. I have three finals (Spanish II, Algebra II/Trig, and Physics I) and a midterm for my Research II class. I'm all ready to beast! I just really don't want to study. I hate studying for big exams, it's way to broad. I prefer concentrated tests, not those involving gel electrophoresis prep/loading (God, I'm so bad at those). I'm also pretty mediocre at plasmid mapping, which is funny, cause it should be relatively easy. Lucky me, that's like half of my research midterm. Gonna faillllllll.

3. YAY for Ellen!

4. Indeed we do. Our views are topping 60 for all the videos combined! Beastsssssssss.

5. As slow as molasses.

6. It's true! Gracey's ego is really large, and quite frankly, fun to pet. JK SMILEYFACE. But still, you should tell people. It's already spreading that way! Join the craze! BANDWAGON.

7. I think you should do a music thing like that Gracey. We do agree on some artists, like the following one (to a degree) and Editors and Rent!

8. I really like her song Fidelity, but that's about it. She is ravishingly pretty though and Russian <333 Russians make the best artists, like Rachmaninoff! And Ayn Rand! YAY for ATLAS SHRUGGED!

A. Is James Marsden gorgeous? Gracey says: Yes. Trey says: ABSOLUTELY.

B. Mayo or Miracle Whip? Gracey says: Neither. Oh, I have to pick one? Mayo, then. Trey says: Neither, as both are gross. But I guess Mayo too.

C. Ketchup or Mustard? Gracey says: Mustard. But why are these questions all food related? Trey says: Mustard all the way.

D. Converse or Vans? Gracey says: Converse. Trey says: VANS OF COURSE! Cutest shoes ever. Though I did recently buy a pair of Converse.

E. Mr. Darcy or Mr. Rochester? Gracey says: MR DARCY! Trey says: I forget who Mr. Rochester is, so Mr. Darcey cause he's sexy.

F. Seven or Eleven? Gracey says: Seven. Duh. Trey says: Neither, but I guess seven.

G. Cell phone or AIM? Gracey says: AIM. You know why/who. Trey says: AIM! It's free.

H. Painted nails or no? Gracey says: Eep. No, I guess. Trey says: YES. I <3 painted nails.

J. American Pie or Ghost? Gracey says: Well, if you were tying me down and propping my eyes open with splinters like the way they did in the Odyssey (which is the only way I'd watch either) I suppose American Pie, but whoever made these questions (:cough:gracey:cough:) picked really, REALLY crappy movies. Trey says: What's Ghost? And I've never seen American Pie.

K. Facebook or MySpace? Gracey says: Facebook, hands down. Trey says: Facebook is pretty, so yes.

L. Unicorns or Leprechauns? Gracey says: Now, if I were a six year old girl with a rainbow fetish, I would definiltely pick unicorns. And, if I were creepy, I would definitely pick leprechauns. However, I am neither (well, I suppose the latter is debatable). I mean, leprechauns are nasty and skanky and devious, and unicorns can't be beat for sheer so-freaking-frighteningly-cheeful-ness. However, leprechauns are genuinely frightening, and unicorns are only too fucking cheerful creepy, so unicorns. Trey says: Pink unicorns because I really do have a rainbow fetish.

10. I think you're glasses are extremely flattering. And cute! I <3 you. Plus I have glasses, which makes them UBER (again with an accent) cool.

11. I'm almost done with Are We There Yet. Really weird writing style that man has. Kinda good book, though incredibly disappointed there's no subtle homosexuality. And Julia's a ho.

12. THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING. Best song ever, especially in chorus. It won us countless awards, even though we were terrible.

Here is the link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UcsDU_mcPFo&feature=related

Hearts and hugs,
Trey

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Important Take Twelve

nobody@vox.com(SockMonkeySlippers) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:24:13 -0800

Can I do this post in twelve parts? We shall see.

1. Marvel Comics vs. DC Comics. (COMMENT AND GIVE ME YOUR OPINONS, PEOPLE.) Now, I'm personally a Marvel fan. I mean, The Fantastic Four? Spiderman? X-Men? As far as comic book heroes go, you can't do much better. Especially X-Men, in my opinion. But in general, Marvel was all about, "With great power comes great responsibility," and being mutants, and getting their DNA altered by space clouds.

Actually, now that I think about it, all of those had something happening with the altering of DNA, whether it was through a natural evolutionary mutation ("And then one day, a freak was born!"--kudos, freshman bio class), a radioactive spider, or deadly space cloud.

So, Marvel Comics vs. DC Comics. Personellement, I cannot think of a reason for you to back up DC. I really can't. But then again, I'm a little biased, I suppose.

2. Exams. They are looming over me with deadly knives, threatening to drop the axe of knowledge--or rather of non-knowledge--on my poor, vulnerable skull. I don't want to take them, but I have to, and therefore, I have to study. So, if things that take time, like videos, come with less frequency, it's because I'm cramming my brain full of useless crap.

3. Ellen. She really does exist! You weren't making her up! (I admit, for a bit there, I had my doubts.) Her response to us was very well hidden (sneaky, sneaky) and I'm not even sure that I could find it again. But then again, we can almost safely assume that I'm a robot, that only comes to life to post these blog posts, right?

Right?

4. YouTube. Trey and I do, as it happens, have a YouTube channel, where our videos are posted. Conveniently, it's entitled (is that the appropriate word?) SockMonkeySlippers, which seems really easy to remember. Or maybe that's just because it's me. I never can tell with things like my brain. It likes to play games with me, don't'cha know.

5. Cliches. (I don't know how to do the accent thingy on this.) Anyway, I'm currently carefully comprising (holy alliteration, Batman!) a list of cliches, for reasons that aren't really important, but I'm choosing not to disclose. Now, if I had a giant army of readers, I would have a giant army of cliches in a very short amount of time. BUT since I have a very small army of viewers, I need you to really THINK! These cliches can be anything from the simile variety--"cute as a button"--to little phrases--"forbidden fruit"--to things that are probably just true--"ignorance is bliss." Being given these posthaste would be excellent.

6. TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Seriously. I mean YOU. Tell your friend in Poland. Tell your goofy boy neighbor. My ego needs stroking, as Trey will attest. (Secretly, we made this blog so that readers can assure me that I'm getting attention, so that Trey doesn't have to. It was beginning to cut into his sleeping time.)

(I was kidding with that last bit in parentheses, by the way. I'm not that much of an egoist.)

(Really.)

(But I do want readers. That would make le Gracey so, so happy.)

(HA I'M HALFWAY TO TWELVE!)

7. Music. What do you think about my doing an Artist Hightlight of the Post? Like, I could rant and rave about how good they are, and how Trey doesn't listen to them in all likliehood, and all that other good stuff. I mean, music is a really huge part of who I am and what I do. I spend a LOT of time listening to music, to the point where I can't even fathom that some people DON'T care about it as much as I do.

8. Regina Spektor. (I'm not waiting for the judgment on the whole music thing. I'm jumping right into it. If you really hate it, Trey, let me know, and I'll stop.) Regina Spektor is one of those people, who when you hear her sing, you're just like, "...wow." Her voice is very...classy, and seems almost old fashioned. Favorite songs by her at the moment are Sampson, Us, and My Dear Acquaintance (the last of which is, I believe, a cover of a song from the forties, but still is very pretty.) Spektor is very non-rock, non-modern, but still pretty freaking awesome.

9. Disagreement. Trey, you and I, as the co-writers of SockMonkeySlippers, are not forming a united front on many issues. We don't agree on presidential candidates. We don't agree on music. We don't agree on Britney Spears, and how completely useless she is. We don't agree on movies (Titanic). We don't agree on the issue of skirts.

I feel like we should agree on some things. So, I am proposing several issues. If we disagree, it'll make for good conversation. If we agree, then we'll finally agree on some things.

(Feel free to just copy and paste this form:)

A. Is James Marsden gorgeous? Gracey says: Yes. Trey says:

B. Mayo or Miracle Whip? Gracey says: Neither. Oh, I have to pick one? Mayo, then. Trey says:

C. Ketchup or Mustard? Gracey says: Mustard. But why are these questions all food related? Trey says:

D. Converse or Vans? Gracey says: Converse. Trey says:

E. Mr. Darcy or Mr. Rochester? Gracey says: MR DARCY! Trey says:

F. Seven or Eleven? Gracey says: Seven. Duh. Trey says:

G. Cell phone or AIM? Gracey says: AIM. You know why/who. Trey says:

H. Painted nails or no? Gracey says: Eep. No, I guess. Trey says:

K. Facebook or MySpace? Gracey says: Facebook, hands down. Trey says:

L. Unicorns or Leprechauns? Gracey says: Now, if I were a six year old girl with a rainbow fetish, I would definiltely pick unicorns. And, if I were creepy, I would definiltely pick leprchauns. However, I am neither (well, I suppose the latter is debatable). I mean, leprechauns are nasty and skanky and devious, and unicorns can't be beat for sheer so-freaking-frighteningly-cheeful-ness. However, leprechauns are genuinely frightening, and unicorns are only too fucking cheerful creepy, so unicorns. Trey says:

I invite you to note that in this twelve-centric post, there were twelve things for us to agree/disagree on.

10. Glasses. It has been pointed out to me that I sort of hide behind my glasses. However, I sort of see them as a tool; they hide unsightly blemishes, protect somewhat my eyes when I almost jab them with things, and I think they look nice. Opinions?

11. David Levithan. So, you've been reading his books. Any readers read things by him? Anyway, Trey, you definitely need to get your hands on a copy of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. But, instead of jumping into that, I want to know what you thought of what you've read so far.

ONE MORE.

:thinks:

:sits in The Thinker pose:

:thinks some more:

AHA!

12. THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING. The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God, m'boy. Since I just spent half my life writing this iperlong post, I feel like I get to issue a challenge, but it's not a REAL challenge in that it's neither embarassing nor difficult. Also, I think you might like it. I challenge you to find me a link/file of that song, with all those middle school memories. Post it here. Then, we can all delight in it.

:pants and wipes brow:

Well, there's my twelve parts. Keep in mind that when I was writing that title, I just randomly pulled the number twelve out of my head, and then wrote the post to accomidate it. There're gonna be a lot of tags for this one.

Love,

Gracey

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