Saturday Fun

Here is Headphone Brooke and her sleeping mom.

A Plethora of Flip Flops

Collectively, Michelle and I have nearly every color of flip flop Old Navy has ever made. (Please see accompanying visual.)


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All we need now are the red, orange, and yellow varieties. If you would like to aid us in completing our rare and valuable collection, please send donations in the amount of $3.50 or $5.00 (for the occasional 2 for $5 special) to

Brooke & Michelle, Inc.
100000 Flip Flop Lane
Dormland, UT 10101

I have a soul?

You Are a Retrospective Soul

The most misunderstood of all the soul signs. Sometimes you even have difficulty seeing yourself as who you are. You are intense and desire perfection in every facet of your life. You're best described as extremely idealistic, hardworking, and a survivor. Great moments of insight and sensitivity come to you easily. But if you aren't careful, you'll ignore these moments and repeat past mistakes. For you, it is difficult to seperate the past from the present. You will suceed once you overcome the disappoinments in life. Souls you are most compatible with: Traveler Soul and Prophet Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Unwritten

I'm sure you're all just dying to know why I haven't blogged since last Friday. Well, the answer is simple: I am unwritten.


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I am unwritten,
Can't read my mind
I'm undefined
I'm just beginning
The pen's in my hand
Ending unplanned

CHORUS
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your Inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
treat yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

I break tradition
Sometimes my tries
Are outside the lines
We've been conditioned
To not make mistakes
But I can't live that way

CHORUS x 1,000,000

Try to Be More Like a Viking

Your Viking Name is...

Bera Dogchaser

(Well, actually, that wouldn't really be your name -- since you're female, your name would be something like "Bera Björnsdottir". But this is the twenty-first century, and you want to be known for who you are, not for who your father was, right? Right.)

Your Viking Personality: The tougher Vikings might let you on the boat, but generally only when they need ballast. You're not a belligerent person by nature, which is unfortunate if you want to be a Viking. You probably know which end of a sword to hold, but you're not a fearsome fighter by any stretch of the imagination.

A long sea voyage aboard a Viking longboat would be difficult for you, but you might be able to manage it. Vikings make fun of you all the time. Not always behind your back, either.

You have a fairly pragmatic attitude towards life, and tend not to expend effort in areas where it would be wasted. You sometimes come off as a bit of a snob. Vikings are not snobbish people -- they either like you, or they kill you. Try to be more like a Viking.

Oh, so true!!

You Are a Smiley Face Cookie

You're happy go lucky. So happy, in fact, it's a little past the point of normal sanity. You usually make those around you smile ... when you're not creeping them out!

What Kind of Cookie Are You?

Weekly Poll

If you haven't had the chance already, you should vote on my weekly poll located on the left a little way down the page. FYI: It'll probably be more like a monthly poll or something, because these days I can hardly muster the strength to blog every week, much less come up with a new poll question! Oh, and here's another FYI: I think this will be my shortest blog entry ever!! Alright, fine. I feel bad leaving you guys without any crazy/hunger-inducing/nightmare-inducing pictures of me. So here you go... never say La Brookinator didn't ever do nothin' for de peoples...

And La Brookinator has left the building...

Good Night, Everyone!

One More

What can I say? I think I'm addicted to these things...

You are a Brainy Girl!

Whether you're an official student or a casual learner, you enjoy hitting the books. You know a little bit about everything, and you're always dying to know more. For a guy to win your heart, he's got to share some of your intellectual interests. An awesome book collection of his own doesn't hurt either!

What Kind of Girl Are You?

Retail Therapy

You've Been Bit By the Shopping Bug!

You're constantly adding to your wardrobe - and it shows! However, you can show some restraint. You love good deals. Your love of the clearance rack has paid off... You probably have only maxed out card or two, if at all!

Are You a Shopaholic?

Ha! I've Fooled You All!

Your Quirk Factor: 52%

You're a pretty quirky person, but you're just normal enough to hide it. Congratulations - you've fooled other people into thinking you're just like them!

How Quirky Are You?

It's Crazy Story Time!

It has been commonly stated lately by many friends of mine that our creative juices are indeed on empty. My case has been elevated to the worst possible ever; therefore, I have decided to effectively steal my ideas from somebody's comments on somebody else's lack of ideas. Here it goes.

1. “You did WHAT with the cupcakes?!�
2. “I heard your mom won the gun show.�
3. “It was some kinda pig man.�
4. “Life… is like a jar of Mayonnaise.�
5. “Son, you have to understand… You’re ugly.�
6. “I’m the cute Backstreet Boy.�
7. Footman
8. Arachibutyrophobia
9. Various penguins
10. “He’s dead Jack…I mean Jim.�

The Ugly Duckling: Howie Dorough

Once upon a time there was this ugly kid named Howie. His father Casey was Irish while his mother Rosa was Puerto Rican. Need I say more? Anyways, you can imagine what awful nicknames were given to this ugly-looking, strange-named child. “Go away, Howinator!� and “Hey Howie!� and “I heard your mom won the gun show,� were some of the worst. Howie was deeply scarred for life.

When he finally turned 15 years old, Howie was unfortunately still horribly strange-looking. On his first day of high school, a girl fainted when she saw him. The following day’s newspaper front page featured the story, along with the headline, “It Was Some Kinda Pig Man!� But Howie refused to let that bother him. Instead, he turned to acting to release all his pent-up frustrations. In the school musical, he won the roles of Footman #3 and Various Penguins. But unfortunately he could never remember his line-- His one line. It was in the climactic moment where Jim McJim’s best friend Guffert Reynaldo died in Oklamontana! Now, remember… He had only one line. But like I said, he always screwed things up. “He’s dead Jack… I mean Jim!� He was a disgrace.

After he escaped the booing and hissing crowds outside his school, he ran home crying his pants off. His father Casey, as cowardly as they come, tried to explain the situation to Howie. He started out, “Son, you have to understand… You’re ugly.� There was silence. Obviously this tactic wasn’t working too well. He tried a different approach. “Life… is like a jar of Mayonnaise.� He then took a giant spoonful of what he thought was mayonnaise and put it in his mouth, trying to prove a point.

“Dad, that’s not mayonnaise! It’s peanut butter!� Howie shouted with concern. Sadly, Casey suffered from Arachibutyrophobia; therefore, he had a panic attack and died right there on the kitchen floor. It was another tragic moment for Howie.

Fortunately (for once in this story), a magic fairy came to him right at that moment with a bakers dozen of cupcakes. “These cupcakes, should you choose not to eat them, will provide you with one wish, big or small.�

“Here’s my chance to do something good for the world!� shouted Howie. “I wish… that from this moment forward, I’ll be known as the hottest boy-band star eva!� Suddenly he was freakin’ gorgeous. His mother almost fell in love with him because he was so hot. But when he explained to her what happened, she shouted “¡Qué usted hizo con los cupcakes?!� which roughly translates to, “You did WHAT with the cupcakes?� After that incident of not wishing his father alive, Howie was kicked out of the house.

Two months later, Howie met some dudes who agreed they should all form a cutie-patootie boy band. They named themselves “Boy Band #7594205� but that was later changed to “The Backstreet Boys.� From then on, all Howie would shout was, “I’m the cute Backstreet Boy!� because he was still so impressed with all his good looks even years down the road.

The Moral of the Story: Some things never change. Even though Howie became such a hot-tay, girls were still brought to tears because of his picture.