This is cool

Can you see the brand in our leather couch? Kind of morbid, but also kind of neat. Thank you cow, I love our couch.

The Browns

Our attempt at a goofy photo. Please note my totally awesome new sweater, $5, sure to be a hit with the hipsters. :)

Thanksgiving

 This photo cracks me up because this chair was right next to the couch. And on that couch was Phoi, in the same position.

 Festival of trees at the Fairmonte Hotel. My favorite tree was "Leap into Christmas". It was decorated with a bunch of frogs- I loved it. And it seemed appropriate with the new Muppets movie being out.

 Tree lighting festival at Macy's/Westlake- so much fun! Cinderella came and performed. She was so gorgeous in her gold ball gown, white fur, and white gloves! The only bummer was that she didn't sing a song from Cinderella! She sang "My Favorite Things". Her voice was perfect for Cinderella though. I really want to see Cinderella being performed at 5th Ave, but the cheapest tickets are $80!!! Ridiculous.

 Made Star Wars pancakes for breakfast.

That's my Ol' Pops!

My dad and Kathy flew in Wednesday. We met Michael for dinner at the Cheesecake factory. Poor Phoi was under the weather the entire time so we barely saw her. Thursday we did Thanksgiving. I thought the food turned out really great! We hung out the whole day, it was so nice. My dad insisted on having a paper for the Black Friday ads. Dom: "I want to wrap myself in them!" Michael also brought the paper, it was ad city here! Friday we hit the sales, but didn't get anything. We had a vet apt. so we had to break off from the heard and take care of kitty. Then we met up and went down town for Festival of Trees and dinner with Michael and Phoi. Phoi is such an amazing cook, I can't wait for her to open a restaurant one day so I can spend all of my hard earned cash there! Saturday Ryan's dad and family stopped by while Dad and Kathy went out with Michael. That night we had dinner- tested a crock pot recipe out, not so good and beets take a super long time to cook! Boo! Then we went to see Hugo. Not at all what the previews portray it to be, it was too long, but I liked the part about George Melies. I think me and my dad got heat sickness because the theatre was grossly hot. Sunday we slept in, went to the mall and the Rack where I bought some awesome tops! Went out to our favorite restaurant, Pulcinell'as, which was a huge hit with all.
Michael coined it our "IPhone Thanksgiving" because Dad, Kathy, and Ryan all bought IPhones. Silly birds...
Cried when I dropped Dad and Kathy off, but it was worth the tears. Such a great Thanksgiving!

Conversations With My Brother: Facebook Edition

Phil Sansotta

heyrow

RyanMary Brown

Phily?

Phil Sansotta

heyrow

bijou?


RyanMary Brown

I'm on count down till my concert

Bijou! Ohh Bijou!

what are you doing?

I thought annie's birthday was the 25th, it is right?

Phil Sansotta

it is. I'm warming up the ipod before i got lift shit over my head:)

RyanMary Brown

will you listen to the sounds?


Phil Sansotta

im sorry that made no sense. I'm going to the gym to pick stuff up and hold it over my head.


RyanMary Brown

I knew what you were saying

Phil Sansotta

I like the sounds. hit me, hit me hard, hit me right between the eyes...

RyanMary Brown

I will let you know if they perform that song

Phil Sansotta

when is the concert?


RyanMary Brown

the limousines are one of the openers for them

tonight


Phil Sansotta

Oh Shit!

RyanMary Brown

like, 3 hours

waiting for ry to get off work

we will check in, change, get drunk in our hotel room and go party

it's going to be choice

it's going to be super boss


Phil Sansotta

btw, I made lots of comments on your fb because you shit makes me laugh. when you biffed it at the trampoline house i spit water out of my face.

haha

RyanMary Brown

LOL!

no literally, I just lol'd in my office super loud


RyanMary Brown

you like it in super slow mo did ya?

Phil Sansotta

haha awesome. i rotfl'd.

I did, yes, and the 3 replays that followed

RyanMary Brown

I'm thinking of uploading "bonus" feature for edwina

essentially that whole sandwhich scene

unedited

cuz you liked it


Phil Sansotta

I want to see that sooo bad! I really did think that was seriously funny.

RyanMary Brown

one day you can be in a video Phil! More than just professor sock

Phil Sansotta

It was the best bart because of serious you were trying to but it in there. no funny business, but it was all funny business.

Is professor sock out on the intraweb somewhere?

RyanMary Brown

yeah, he is

you want me to post the link on your page?

Phil Sansotta

I would love to be a video, I wouldn't muck it up like rybro. what a ham:) and yes, post that next level shit!

RyanMary Brown

hells to the yeah

if it will let me!

i got booted out

Phil Sansotta

If you ever get a chance, look up total recall commentary with arnold schwarsenagger ( totally spelled it wrong) it's awesome because he just narrates the whole time.

RyanMary Brown

really?

that sounds funy

PHIL! Your page is a pos, it won't let me do anything

Phil Sansotta

i'm dying right now. i dont know what pos means. oh wait, piece o shit. ouch.

RyanMary Brown

there you go

good boy

Phil Sansotta

are you guys coming down for christmas?


RyanMary Brown

nope

out of vacation days

Phil Sansotta

when will i see you guys then?

RyanMary Brown

who knows...

Phil Sansotta

I txtd mom to see what the plan was, but she's none responsive.


RyanMary Brown

we will probably only back if someone gets married or dies

Phil Sansotta

I died

RyanMary Brown

brandi is supposed to have a reception during the summer, so we'll come back for that

yeah, I tried to call her yesterday, no answered

doesn't count, it can't be a metaphorical death

did you know brandi eloped?

her and john got married in a tattoo shopped

ok, I think I tagged you

I couldn't figure out how to post to your page successfully


Phil Sansotta

mom got her hair cut and told annie a couple days ago. good for her, brandi I mean.

RyanMary Brown

so I posted it to mind and trid to tag you

Phil Sansotta

i'm dead...inside.

RyanMary Brown

not really, pretty sure your internal organs are still working

this has to be a physical death

Phil Sansotta

gtfo. I just laughed so hard to this video you posted. i'm crying. this was happy time for me. I just savagely molested ryan.

RyanMary Brown

phil, if you do die, I will show this at your funeral so that we can all remember what a truly amazing human being you were

I will also create another video where I put your head on a griffin and it rises out of your corpse and flies up to heaven and then Jesus jumps on your back and you guys fly around killiing all the terrorist with laser guns

Phil Sansotta

Hahaha yes! I look like a tool in your fedora tho, don't superimpose that on the griffins body. can i ride the back of a pegasus while jesus rides me?


RyanMary Brown

people might find that sacraligious

mine is in good taste still, I think Papu would cry

Phil Sansotta

haha, I'm taking him with me. bijou will be like attreyou from the never ending story and will ride!

RyanMary Brown

oh bijou, till we meet again!

I have this friend who thinks you are so hot, and always asks about you

which I always have to remind her you are married

well anyway, she emailed me and was like, who is the hotty with Ryan?!!!!

and I had to write her back and be like, still my brother...

Phil Sansotta

haha who? sure i'm conventionally pretty.

RyanMary Brown

and she was like, no wonder I thought he was hot!


Phil Sansotta

well I think you're the one who needs to be worried:)

RyanMary Brown

you wouldn't know her

why?

Phil Sansotta

she just a work friend? that's so nice of her, tell her thanks. everyone likes a compliment

RyanMary Brown

we don't look alike Phil

you are not my twin

I will!

a-hole

Phil Sansotta

shut your dirty mouth. you should be honored to share my distinct genetic makeup

RyanMary Brown

dude, I came out first, you share mine

Phil, it's always an honor knowing we habitated the same womb

Phil Sansotta

I know! god mom was a lucky woman


RyanMary Brown

she's lucky we didn't punch our way out

or that a rainbow didn't fucking rip open her stomach so that we could ride out in style

Phil Sansotta

haha bring on the crazy!

RyanMary Brown

it's all I know bro, it's all I know

I thought you were headed to the gym?

Phil Sansotta

I came out with a flying dragon side kick. i blew placenta and after birth all over the mother fucker!

I am, I just got to rapping with my scissa

RyanMary Brown

and that is why they changed your birthing center to a bank, it could never be the same again

THAT'S ME!

Phil Sansotta

they changed it to a bank because I'm money baby!

Videos from the Concert

The Sounds 'Tony the Beat'

The Sounds 'It's So Easy'

The Sounds 'No, No, No Song'

Concert Photos

 The above is the Limousines.

This is a bummer because it's blurry, but what a bad ass outfit.

The Sounds Concert

Ummm....yeah...it was freakin' BITCHIN! The show started off with the Limousines, which was my favorite for the openers. They were really great and we bought a cd from them after the show. Next was Funeral Party. I was pretty stoked when I found this out because in their place should have been Natalia Kills. Their songs were good, but it was hard to enjoy them because their entire sound was way too loud. Next was Kids in the Park which were really just two DJ's, but they were pretty good. We got their cd for free along with a poster from one of the DJ's wife. She was so cute! She was trying to raise money so that her and Maja could go get a tattoo together in Canada. I also met one of the tech guys and he was pretty hilarious. The Sounds nicknamed him "Swiss" because he thought they were from Switzerland. So they all pitched him and bought him a tattoo. On his ankle he got the Swedish flag with Swiss written on it.

Lastly was the Sounds. They were truly amazing. Maja was like this unstoppable force of energy. She would kiss her biceps, try and fight her mike, use magic moves to make guitars play, and twirl her mike like a weapon. The music was sensational. I was bummed out though because I didn't get to hear my song "Hold On". I thought for sure it would be an encore song, but it wasn't. On the plus side, the Sounds stayed at our hotel, but we didn't see them... but whatever! We had dinner at the District Lounge. But mac n cheese was out of this world and Ry's burger was pretty lush. It was a super good night to say the least.

Sunday Evening

A Message from Mr. Brown: How to Successfully Spend Your Sunday Evening. A real man should instinctively know how to spend his evening, especially the last night before he has to go back to work. First you'll need a Yanmar tractor. Preferably red and a little beat up, '80's edition would be choice! Next, if you could, have a wood pallet delivered that needs your big muscles to distribute would be great. Now, some of this wood might be too large to burn, you are going to need to split it. Pull out your ax and you split that wood like you have never split before. Let the sweat drip down your forehead and let it burst out of your pits. Lastly, pound down your gullet your beer of your choice. Let it quench your thirst and nourish your weak biceps. Let the most manly side of you escape, let the beast emerge, become your most truest self.
And that, my men, is how you spend your evening.

New Video

Ryan moves wood using, what else?, the tractor.
Ryan moves wood

The Bed

Finally finished, after working on it for close to 4 years, The Talented Mr. Brown has finished.

House Updates

Well, as I said from the last post, our house was appraised last week. No, still don't have the results yet, but yes, I do have photos to show.

 My Wall Gremlin as I like to call it. My mom got this for me back in the day.

 I am caring on the family tradition and just put up the beginning of our "Wall of Shame" To the left of the mirror will go our giant wedding photo, but I still need to get it matted and glass for the frame.

 Lookin' good!

 I thought this new vanity arrangement looked pretty good. The book are mainly made up of classic plays and literature.

Yay! The hole is finally covered up!!!

Funny Story

My boss told me this story on Monday and I about lost it! she was at the dog park with her black lab Jake. Who, like some dogs, isn't crazy about other dogs. Luckily, he has recently found the joys of playing with tennis balls. This is great for my boss because she can now distract him from going crazy on other dogs.
While at the dog park a German Shepherd mounted Jake from behind and tried to plant his seed. Jake, naturally, wheeled around and started ferociously barking at the other dog. The dog owner then yelled at Christyn,
D.O.: Hey! Control your dog!
Christyn: Control you dog! He mounted my dog first!
D.O.: Well... He didn't have to react that way.
Christyn: He's a dog...

Then Christyn proceeded to tell me this is what she wished she would have said. Now hold on, before I tell you what she wanted to say let me give you some background. Christyn is 5'10. Her husband is at least 6'6, muscular, and very tan. Christyn wanted to say, "Why don't I have my husband mount you from behind and see how you react!"

She is pretty awesome.

Update.

Getting an appraisal today to try and lower our mortgage. I'll post update soon along with some photos.
Can I just say though, wow! Having a clean house is an amazing feeling. Through out the week clutter builds around the house and every weekend I pick it back up. Unfortunately, though, with all the remodeling and decluttering I rarely get to dust. It makes all the difference! Also, just painting things, hanging mirrors, and putting switch plates on really make a difference too! it's the little things really.

New Video

Edwina Scissor Hands

Picture a world where Edward Scissor Hands gets the girl. What would their domesticated life be like? Here is a glimpse into said life, but starring Edwina Scissor Hands.

Jesse & Claire's Wedding