for Na'im and Peefy. wow. you guys have to love VLAD & BORIS as much as me.

my boss is rad. she showed me this. this made me laugh so darn hard. and come on folks, if you like it!! show it!! comment below!





this is so perfect.
thanks to russia. or wherever they are actually from.

WELCOME!! LITTLE MISS ELSA BARBARA MOORE!!!

I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUNTIE!!!

MY BROTHER JORMA IS OFFICIALLY A DADDY!!!

MY SISTER MELINDA IS OFFICIALLY A MOMMA!!!

MY FATHER IS OFFICIALLY A GRANDPA!!!

MY MOTHER IS OFFICIALLY A GRANDMA!!

MY BROTHER NA'IM IS OFFICIALLY AN UNCLE!!!

MY SISTER IN LAW SHIRIN IS OFFICIALLY AN AUNTIE!!

MY SISTER SHIRIN IS OFFICIALLY AN AUNTIE!!

man this baby is going to be the most squeezed, most loved baby EVER. 

p.s. i am so excited...can you tell???!?!??!!

i'd like to take a moment to give a shout out to my main man, peefy.

mike sent me this really awesome email a week ago. i believe he was trying to cheer me up. he is really good at that; one of the best for sure. but i guess that's why we're BFF. these are some texts from this website he found (dont ask how...) of Nigerian love letter text messages:

1) "When you see d sun shine, dats me smiling at u. When d bird chirps dats me singing softly to your ear. If d clouds should release a few drops those r my tears bcos I'm missing you &when u feel d wind blow, dats my sweet breath whispering I love you. please reply"

2) "Hello my sweet luvn sugar coated choco mallow milky shaky honey dipped chiz meltin orange juicy mozzarella pepperoni spicy icy friend, how r U? "

and this quote comes straight from south dakota, from my old buddy "abdul alberta" as he would like to be called (my landlord):

"my cooking is OUT of this world! ... i just wish i could bring it into this one!!" (he was the one that spoke about tears being angels expressing what words cannot...)

this is peefy and his beautiful family. they have TWO babies now!! that means i'm an auntie times 2!!! (almost to be three...with my sister in law and brother jorma.!!!!):

FYI

for all you impatient readers:

are you sick of ryan and i yet? well, sorry if you are. but you are going to have to deal with it for like, atleast 60 more photos. hah. but maybe i'll try to break it up. yeah yeah yeah, my sister bitches and my brother bitch about how i dont post frequently enough these days. what can i say? there is just too damn much to do when you live in south dakota. who would have thought, eh?? sheesh! life continues to be grand. melinda and jorma (my sister in law and brother STILL haven't had their baby! she's 3 days overdue...i can only imagine how impatient they are, especially mommy mo (melinda)!! and the docs told her she'd be early! yeaouch! so i dedicate this post to her, may you have something to giggle at while you are simply waiting for that little angel love to enter this world...i know we're all excited!! woohoo!! i love you, mommy mo.

this goes in the same chapter as the earlier post. it falls under the chapter "ski masks".  the great technical skillz are all props to ryan lasher. the crazy, dark and twisted scenario ideas are yours truly. OH MY GOSH! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT??? and you dont judge me. and that's why i love you, my two dear readers. 

this one is titled "THE BOUQUET THIEF":

note ry's feet above ^. below is the alternative ending...which do you prefer??

the end. 

atleast i didn't leave my polaroid camera on the back of ryan's trunk.

R.I.P. my hot pink fisheye camera:

This hill was awesome. the wind was spectacular:

i have been fascinated by this place ever since i moved here to Rapid. it is this printing shop that reminds me of a wonder bread bag. it is the most bizarre place. and i was so eager to shoot ryan in front of it...i had been waiting for a buddy to come so that i could shoot their portrait there:

right after the beesting that ruined my day/week (below)--

it was taking me a while to set up this shot, cos i wanted to be able to see the badlands behind the church and also get ryan well framed...i was taking my time...THEN I GOT STUNG BY A BEE. i proceeded to scream over and over really loud, startling ryan. i hadn't been stung by a bee since i was 5 and found out that i am not allergic to them; my leg swelled up; the bite went from a little bump to being 6" long and 4" wide. it really sucked. i was so distracted by the beesting, that i left my fisheye camera on the trunk of the car and we drove off. we went back and it was gone. i cried:
this house was better than the badlands. we stayed here for about 70 minutes. there was actually a sign that said "home sweet home" in the entrance..and sweet it was:

p.s. in case you are as sad i was to lose my trusty hot pink fisheye, i have since replaced it. but as we all know -- film is never replaceable. boo hiss.

gosh, i really love marky mark. i am NOT lying! i really do!

so i was just going to post this on certain friends' facebook pages...but then i wanted to post it in almost everyone page, so i just thought i'd share it with EVERYONE! YAAAYYY FOR EVERYONE!! WE'RE ALL IN LOVE!! WE'RE ALL BFF'S!!! WOOHOO!!

anyhow, SNL is getting better. or atleast the youtube clips that are worth watching...i have a deep appreciation for marky mark, so watch "barky-bark":

THE HOLGA THIEF.

(i wish i could make these images larger...the expressions are really priceless...so you HAVE to click on each image to get the full effect..enjoy!)

THE END.

♥

of beestings + ski-masks : a sneak peek at the adventures of lasher & extremie.

...stay tuned, most definitely.

xxx

The Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, the House speaks saying "Crime of the Century"

This is something that lays heavy on my heart, as it does for so many...

As many of you already know, the Baha'i's in Iran have been persecuted and executed for all its history. We, as Baha'i's (and others, as you will see in these videos) have been advocating for peace and equal treatment of the Baha'i's in Iran. I wanted to show you two video clips of House representatives speaking out against this persecution; it is pretty moving that they have taken action and care about the outcome. If you only have time to watch one of these, PLEASE watch PART 2. wow:
Part 2 is especially articulate and informed:

This is a very personal issue for me, as it is for so many Baha'i's, Iranian or not...my Grandfather, Kamran Samimi was arrested and murdered on December 27, 1981 by the Iranian Government; They told him either he recants (gives up his religion) or they will murder him; I never had the bounty of meeting him, my mother lost her father. He was a member of the National governing body of the Baha'i Faith in Iran (the National Spiritual Assembly). Here is a photo of my grandparents, my grandfather is the tall gentleman in the tie, my grandmother in the white dress:

this is a photograph of my mother and her father in Iran during her graduation from high school:♥

for more on the latest information:

http://news.bahai.org/human-rights/iran/iran-update.html

just to laugh

yeah, i know i have been putting up alot of youtubes lately but i have to show you these two...maybe its just me and i need a break from work, or maybe it really is as hilarious as my laugh says it is:

well, i am an Alaskan & this is pretty insane...

okay, i am sure most or alot of you have seen either of these or even both. if you have, just leave my blog right now, go away, dont turn back. BUT if you havent--tell me which one is real and which one isn't, because they are REALLY close in comedic value and/or terribly awkward!! i almost literally died out of how uncomfortable the interview with Palin is...i almost felt bad for her. oh my goodness:

namo, you asked for it! (you gotta love uhmerica)

so i went to the theatre last week to see "burn after reading" (not that good, pretty lame, kinda funny, but only kinda--only go to see john malkovitch & brad pitt) and this was on the previews at the movie theatre. i know i am living in middle america-nowhere when this is what they show us (i will warn you, it kinda makes my skin crawl, in gross redneck creepy way. listen to the amazingly patriotic lyrics; i myself couldn't/can't get over that this video is REAL. it should be illegal for them to make us (those that want to watch a Coen bros. movie and enjoy it in peace) watch this garbage...and the whole 2.5 min of it as well...wow..:

p.s. i cant believe people dig this song, or this dude. it is beyond gross. right? 

how did this video make you feel??

gotta love america:

this post is dedicated to pickle. i love you.

oh man, and i thought www.marriedtothesea.com was rad. 

introducing: www.superpoop.com: