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I'm going to tell you all a little secret about me.

I hoard picture frames.

I see a cute picture frame, and I want it.

Even if I don't have any idea what photo I'll put in it.

In fact, it's so bad that I have to stay away from any areas in any stores that sell picture frames.

I'm a bit obsessed.

But who can blame me when something THIS adorable comes of it?

It makes me much too happy.

And also makes me feel justified in my obsession with frames.

 I had flippy floppy feelings about this book.

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Goodness knows I haven't been the happiest of all the campers lately.

I'm sure all of my life bunkmates have been pretty tired my attitude over the past few months.

I know I have.

Luckily, there are things that can still make me giggle like a schoolgirl.

Heck, most of them make me laugh like a hyena at a comedy show.

- I started watching LOST again. It's so much more dramatic than I remember. I still love it.

But this scene made me laugh so hard. I watched it at least seven times! -

- The first time in ages that I've posted a post without photos and I lost a bunch of followers. I laughed. No worries though. They are probably the people who kill baby dolphins for fun. I don't want them and their porpoise murdering ways to taint my blog. -

- This photo. It made me chuckle. I thought I was so cool with my long hair. It's at least four inches longer than that now. (BTW, I still think I'm so cool with my long hair!) -

- My long, emotional goodbye to my old, dead laptop before I took it to get sold. Just to find out it wasn't eligible and Laptop Xchange wouldn't take it. -

- This song. But only for the Zach Galifianakis line. Every time I hear the song, I giggle. -



- I have two jobs right now. I'm hired at a third. And I'm struggling to make rent this month more than I have since I got here. The irony is pretty hilarious! Let's hope I survive! -

Life is funny? Don't you think?

While blog hopping the other day, I came across this post on one of my favorite blogs. Busy Bee Lauren is pretty much amazing. Check her out!

In the post, she talked about a fun site called Free Crappy Portraits. 

You send in a photo of yourself and a small description, and later they email you a really badly drawn portrait of yourself.

It's awesome.

And did I mention that it's free?

I sent in this photo of myself with this description:

And four days later, I got sent this awesomely crappy portrait! So much fun!

I think I want to be a guest artist now! So much fun!

Check out Free Crappy Portraits! Whole heck a lot of fun!

Okay, seriously though. I went to fill out paperwork for my AWESOME new job.

And they noticed what countless other employers have missed. Something I'd never even noticed.

The name on my Birth Certificate and Social Security Card wasn't Kathryn, but Katherine.

However, I've grown up spelling it Kathryn. And my Driver's License was spelled Kathryn as well.

Apparently the Utah DMV doesn't care if you spell your name the way it is spelled on your documentation either.

But my new employer does.

How is it my fault that someone mixed up my name when I was an infant?

Did they expect me to point out the mistake right out of the womb?

I didn't know how to read. Or spell my name.

Heck, when I heard my name, it probably sound more like the teacher from Charlie Brown was talking for the first few months of my life.

I blame the adults of 1989.

Yet. I'm still being punished.

They made me go to the DMV.

Living hell. Seriously.

I spent a grand amount of time going through the process of changing the name on my Driver's License.

I realize that it is spelled the correct (illegal) way on my Driver's License and I could have tried to change my Social Security Card to the correct (illegal) spelling.

But it was so much simpler just to adopt the wrong (legal) spelling of my name.

But I still feel a strange case of missing identity.

It's like finding out I have a long lost twin or that I was switched at birth or something.

Only... much less awesome.

Oh life.

Someday I will reclaim my name and my freedom!

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about one of my favorite plays from high school.

And I realized that there was one more that needed to be shared.

So, without further ado...

There is a mental institution named "The Cloisters" that is home to a bunch of lovable crazies.

Hannibal, who thinks he can play the violin, but really can't.
Fairy May, who thinks she's pretty but is really plain, desperate for love and admiration.
Mrs. Patty, who has given up electricity for lent, and paints seascapes that are anything but lovely. She also doesn't speak, unless to recite the things she hates.
Jeff, who alone survived an attack in the war and believes his face is scarred, leaving him too shy to play the piano.
And Florence, who believes a baby doll is her five year old child who died of measles.


But there is going to be a new patient in their wing, and the crazies are interested in finding out who!


The three Savage children...
Titus, a senator with a bad temper.
Lily Belle, a gorgeous 7-time divorcee.
And Samuel, a judge.


 ...are admitting their step-mother, who has recently gone insane.

(Hey that's me! I'm all old and stuff!)


Ethel P. Savage carries around a large teddy bear with one eye and acts like a fool in public. Which the well-to-do children do not approve of.

Hence why they are putting her away!

She also stole and hid ten million dollars worth of non-negotiable bonds from her children. But they don't know that. Yet.


But The Cloisters isn't all bad. There are quite a few nice people.

Like Miss Willie. The nurse.

She also happens to be Jeff's wife. But he doesn't remember her.


And Mrs. Savage quickly makes friends with the crazy inmates.


Hilarious antics are everywhere.


However, Mrs. Savage doesn't much care for her children.


But that's okay. They don't much care for her either.


Once the Savage children realize that the bonds, they come back in a hurry, desperate to find their lost inheritance.


And Mrs. Savage reveals that she buried it!


But, while she may act crazy, Ethel is quite sane. And she has a plan to make her not-so-lovable step-children look like the fools they are.

She leaves a note for Samuel telling him that the bonds are inside an old chimney.


She tells Lily Belle the bonds are hidden inside a stuffed porpoise in the natural history museum.


And Titus is told they are buried inside the President's hot house.


However, she reveals to the patients that none of these places hold the secret to the bonds. And they all have a good laugh at the rotten step-children's expense!


The very next day, Dr. Emmett comes to have a chat with Mrs. Savage. The newspapers are full of stories about her children. How a chimney fell on top of Samuel, nearly crushing him. How Lily Belle was arrested for trying to steal a porpoise from a museum. And how Titus was suspected of planting a bomb at the White House.


Needless to say, her kiddos are furious!



They threaten her with a truth drug.

But Dr. Emmett reasons with Mrs. Savage and tells them that she will give them the bonds.


But not before the adorable inmates jump in to save the day. And cause a little bit of chaos!


But Mrs. Savage calms the crazies, and pulls the bonds from inside of her giant teddy bear! Gasp!


But when Mrs. Patty turns out the lights, trying once again to give up electricity for lent, all hell breaks loose!




The bonds are gone! And so is Mrs. Patty! So, while they search for the missing bonds and patient, everyone else waits patiently.

Well, as patiently as crazy people can wait.


Mrs. Patty is finally discovered. Without the bonds.


But Miss Willie returns with a pot of smoldering ashes. And one corner of a flame touched bond.

They've been destroyed.


The Savages leave, distraught and penniless.

And Ethel is free to leave as well after Dr. Emmett decides that she no longer needs to remain at The Cloisters.

The inmates each give her simple going away presents. Pointless and ordinary to anyone but Mrs. Savage, who finds them each perfect and wonderful.

And Mrs. Patty gives Mrs. Savage one last gift.

She tells her she loves her even though she hates everything in the world.


There is one surprise left in this show.

The bonds weren't really destroyed.

Miss Willie stole them when the lights went out. And merely tore off one corner to pretend they were gone.

And like the sweetheart she is, she returns them to Mrs. Savage.


The play ends as Mrs. Savage leaves The Cloisters.

She sees each patient as they see themselves and should be.

Hannibal can play the violin beautifully.
Mrs. Patty hangs up a lovely seascape on the wall.
Jeff and Miss Willie sit together as he plays the piano.
Florence sits with her perfect little boy.
And Fairy May dance around the room in a gorgeous dress, looking lovely.



And Mrs. Savage leaves behind the bear, a reminder that though she may leave The Cloisters, her heart, and her insanity still remain.