Jason says "read this blog!"
Just when I'm about to sign the DNR papers for this blog something comes along and inspires me to write another post. One of these days Jason Segel will come to his senses and beg me to befriend him. I just hope he isn't waiting to see the 365th reason. It may take years.



365 Reasons Why...An Explanation

Well, hello there (said in a very sexy voice). You're looking quite lovely today. Welcome to my blog. Feel free to take off your shoes and get comfortable, maybe leave a comment or two. This started out as kind of a funny thing to do after I blew a phone conversation with Jason, but I've found I really enjoy writing every day and researching new and interesting things about my future BFF. In January I met Jason at a comedy club and the few words we shared only reinforced my belief that he and I would get along famously. As a dear friend of mine recently said, "why wouldn't he want to be friends with you - you're awesome!" Perhaps the 365 reasons in this blog may just convince Jason of what I already know to be true: separately, our awesomeness is great; combined, it may be enough to take over the world. If you want to be one of my esteemed followers, simply click on the 'follow' button toward the bottom of the page. Come on, you know you want to.



Friday, March 12, 2010

Reason 100!!!

Song parodies. I have always fancied myself a word smith. In high school I wrote some embarrassingly angsty poetry, as well as some truly off the wall odes to teenage life. As I've mentioned before, I am also passionate about music. Now, a normal person would combine those loves to create memorable and heartfelt ditties that are ideal for entertaining friends. Well, I am not a normal person. My first year of teaching I decided to write a parody of "American Pie" for the end of the year assembly and things snowballed from there. Some lovely ladies who work in the office asked me to parody "Take This Job and Shove It" for an assistant principal's retirement party; three other teachers and I rocked the school talent show when we performed my version of "Baby Got Back" that starts out "I like big brains and I cannot lie" and continues to cleverly build on the educational theme; and last year the 6th grade teachers went a little nuts singing and dancing to my new version of "Y.M.C.A." called "Bye, Bye 6th Grade." Jason, I have a feeling your song parody skills, while perhaps not as honed as mine (or even Weird Al's - amateur!), are solid enough for the two of us to collaborate on the spot and dazzle people with our unique takes on such classics as "Ice, Ice Baby" and "Rico Suave." In honor of this 100th reason why you and I should be friends I have written a Segel-centric parody of "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" from Yentl. Luckily, my Muppet was free to perform this little chunk of comedy gold. So, sit back and enjoy, Jason. Maybe fire up the air popper, and keep your rhyming dictionary handy for our first stab at song parody perfection.

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