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Peep Dioramas

April 25, 2009 by Heather | No comments

We had a Peep diorama contest at work this past week, inspired by the Washington Post’s annual contest. Alex, Christen, Emily, and I made a diorama as an homage to American Gladiators, which sadly didn’t win, but did receive a nod as something we’d have been likely to have done regardless. Uh, probably. More photos available on Flickr.

Our entry:

The winning entry, Why Does My Peep Smell Like Asparagus?

My personal favorite, the Wizard of Oz diorama. Oh yes, the Yellow Brick Road is made of microwaved Peeps.

Peepettes:

KISS Tribute Peepss:

And finally, Peep Market Montgomery, which requires some prior viewing to truly appreciate how funny it is.

Tags: humor, photos, what the hell?, work

Christmas parade

December 7, 2008 by Heather | No comments

Our Christmas parade in downtown Charleston is one of the most random collection of people and things I have the pleasure to witness all year, and this year was no exception. I was holding out hope for cops on Segways all decorated for the holiday, but maybe next year.

KING TUT WITH BUBBLES!

We really hoped that the driver of this eighteen-wheeler was a trainER, not a trainEE, considering the rather sharp left turns that are necessary to get the truck on the parade route.

Basset hounds!

… and a tree made out of chain link.

The rest of my photos are on Flickr.

Tags: charleston, christmas, photos, what the hell?

Spotted at the grocery store

November 1, 2008 by Heather | No comments

I want to meet the person who thinks pancake batter in a spray can is a good idea.

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Here comes trouble

August 14, 2008 by Heather | No comments

I’ve been asked occasionally where my “scpetrel” handle comes from — no, it’s not “South Carolina Pet Relationships,” although that’s a good guess. No, it’s really not. Sorry. My alma mater‘s mascot is a stormy petrel, which is a seafaring bird akin to an albatross. It was the favorite bird of James Edward Oglethorpe, who founded the state of Georgia and gave his name to the university. I wrote a features piece for the college paper back in the day about the origins of said mascot, including some original source citations about the poor petrels (which are oily birds) being set on fire in a storm so that the sailors could follow them to land. I am not making this up, I swear. Anyway, how’s this for a word of the day? I like the second definition.