Yes, further reading of Bossypants (finally!) has inspired me to do a little SNL love later on in today’s post. But first- it is time to honor Make My List Monday, where I share my plans and to-do list for the week and invite all of you to do the same!
How did I do this week? Well, pretty well, I think! Highlights!
-Spending quality time outside now that it’s not insanely hot!
-pedicure and wine spa party for my dear sister! Can you guess which toes are mine?
-family gathering at Luci
-BBQ for my visiting bestest friend. (With a most excellent host, if he’s reading this! Thanks sir!)
-Celebrating 5 year anniversary with man-go-round at Oceannaire with some whiskey (something old) escargot (something new, for me…), free flaming dessert (baked alaska, another new one for me), toasts, and good company.
-spending time schmoozing/ travel planning with my momma
-Dollar store finds for my magical “golden snitch fairy” costume for niece’s party. Score!
-More “ready to wear” shopping finds via The Gap and F21 (those jeans? 6 dollars, thank you…)
and for THIS WEEK:
1. Try this guy out: (I think I heard about this from Errign- thanks for the recommendation full of 10 grams of protein!)
2. Magical Birthday Party (surely to be a highlight)
3. Berry picking? (I need to research whether any are still available this time of year…)
4. Writing. No excuses.
5. Practice working in photoshop on a project related to this:
6. Burn CD for road trip, involving oldies, Adele, and No Doubt
7. Read (Bossypants will be finished before the end of time, I know this because I cranked out another 80 pages in about a half hour today. Not a difficult read!)
8. Turn the mango I bought today into “mango chips.”
9. Enjoy a weekday off (well, the part where I’m not at the doctor, anyway)
10. Library, obviously (although recently I’ve started going to both Mpls and St. Paul, rendering things a bit crazy as I try to keep two separate accounts afloat. Somebody stop me).
And now, the promised land. I can’t begin to get into how much I love Saturday Night Live, but after spending some quality time with Bossypants tonight, and in the spirit of TV month, I’ll give you a few of my favorites to check out if you haven’t seen them yet:
Meri’s Random Saturday Night Live Favorites:
1. Goulet. “Oh. A bighorn!”
2. Oops I crapped my pants. I think I spent 3 entire years of my childhood laughing over this one
3. D$%# in a box. Okay, so its new, its crass, and its not particularly clever. But on the plus side, Justin Timberlake, one of the most surprisingly funny digital shorts yet, and it set the bar pretty high for future digital shorts.
4. Chris Farley as “el nino.” Which is Spanish for… The Nino.
5. Schmitt’s Gay brought to my attention just last week by a coworker. Best part? when the beer just flies out of the pool out of sheer awesomeness.
6. Celebrity Jeopardy “Threeve”
7. King Tut still has me laughing every time
8. Miley Cyrus “Pretty Cool” show. Based almost exclusively for my glee at turning around my hatred of miley cyrus into liking her because her existence provides the material for this skit.
9. The Spartan Cheerleaders
10. “Can you catch a falling star without burning your hand? No! Such is MANGO.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNL SKIT FROM OVER THE YEARS? HAVE YOU EVER TRIED ESCARGOT OR BAKED ALASKA? WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEK? JOIN IN IF YOU LIKE!
Meri
My schedule is coaching new kids. Working on new activities for the kids I’m coaching already, and getting back on an exercise routine.
What kind of exercise do you do?
usuually its just a jog through prospect park and thats it. but now im gonna implement the kettlebell and pushups. takin it easy.
cardio is really easy for me, but I have to practically bribe myself to do weights. Even knowing it is good for me, its such a struggle! Good luck with your routine!
I have a soft spot in my heart for The Continental. Wowie. wow. wow. wow.
oh no, I don’t think I know that one! Who were the main people in it, I”ll look it up!
Christopher Walken!!! My favorite one was the same day he performed the Cowbell on Fear the Reaper with Will Ferrell.
Oh I know- Christopher Walken has that deadpan thing down pretty well. I love him.
fantastic post!
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Taco, burrito, what’s coming out of your speedo?! Man, we used to love the cheerleaders. Would even film skits of us doing our own. Losers! One of my all time favorites (obvs besides Schmidts Gay, hilarious!) is the one with Chris Farley and Adam Sandler called Zagats. So random, but gets me in the giggles everytime. Youtube it if you are unfamiliar. Knowing that we have the same sick sense of humor 🙂 you will love it!
I’m not sure I’ve seen Zagats- although I’ve seen the majority of the Chris Farley and Chris Rock ones, I missed a lot of ones with Adam Sandler somehow. I’ve got some work to do! Thanks for the recommendation haha!
Oh, and when we were in grade school we did a similar thing where we wrote our own skits and filmed them and called it “Sunday Night Live” (I guess we probably did it on Sunday nights?) It was pretty bizarre I’m remembering…
The funniest Saturday Night Live skit I’ve ever seen was Jason Priestly figure skating at the Olympics. I don’t know why…but I still laugh when I think about that one!
hahaha, I haven’t seen it but the image alone is pretty funny
I don’t even know where to begin. Mango chips? Yum! Fave SNL skit? Britney Spears on “Morning Latte.” Five years? Congrats!
Finally…I want to be a golden snitch fairy, too.
I’ve been on a major fruit drying/ fruit chip making spree this summer, completely inspired by Junia’s blog. I’ve done nectarines, pluots, apples, and bananas. Now I want to do tomatoes, mangoes, and either cherries or some sort of berries. So far, so good!
Tina Fey is so hilarious-can’t believe she just had another baby!
I shake with laughter when I read sections of bossypants. I hope she writes more!
Bobby Moynihan as Mark Payne is one of my all time faves… its pretty cool!
I haven’t seen that one- I’ll check it out! Thanks!
let me know how those mango chips turn out! i want to go berry picking too. maybe blueberries :D. i need to make some lists. i have a couple things that i don’t ever get done. hahaha.
there’s always a few things on my list that I sort of continuously put off… until one day, the breaking point, and I have to haha
I’ve never watched much SNL, but I do like Tina Fey because of 30 Rock.
I always thought she was funny, but reading bossypants has brought it to a whole new level…
hahahhaha this is such a funny and cute post! SNL is awesome. Sounds like you had a great weekend.
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Yay Mix1 – that’s one of my favorite flavors. I think they taste pretty awesome, but beware because sometimes they’re VERY full – like to the brim!
I drank half of it and mixed the other half in my oatmeal with some cereal. I loved it!
YOU CANNOT HAVE THE MANGO. *slap*
That was Chris Kattan’s finest work.
I’m totally in love with that SNL time period. Celebrity Jeopard almost always made me crap my pants, as did “Oops, I Crapped My Pants.” (You had to know where I was going with that.) Totally brilliant.
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I know- that was a really funny cast. We were totally into it!
I’ve always wanted to go berry picking but I dont live by a place where that’s available lol, it seems so fun though
well I’ve had a hard time getting the timing right around here too- its always seeming to be between seasons!
It sounds like your weekend was crazy busy! Pedicures with the girls? That’s got to be one of my all times fave activities 🙂
Happy 5 happy yrs! Here’s to many more!
And did you say it was your birthday? Happy birthday too!
well, its not my birthday, but last weekend was my sister’s and this weekend is my nieces, so lots of birthdays around!
OMG, I loved it when Maya Rudolph played this teen girl who had a crush on Jimmy Fallon. She and Rachel Dratch, who was playing a teen boy named Sheldon, had their own school tv show. It was hilarious!
haha- I love how Rachel Dratch inevitably is always a boy.
Hahaha! I totally remember some of those SNL skits. My favorite SNL season was the late 90s/early 2000s with Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, etc. I remember every Saturday night in high school, staying up late so I could laugh hysterically. I feel like SNL doesn’t have that same hilariousness anymore. I mean, it’s good and all, but there’s definitely that magic missing…
My favorite current sketch is the “Cuz this here is real!” jail scene, where the prisoner yells at the stupid boys who keep getting into trouble and telling them about stuff that actually happened in movies. Lol.
I also really love the “New York’s Hottest Club is….” sketch during the Weekend Update. 😛
Anyway, it sounds like you have an awesome week planned. Mine is going to be filled with Katy Perry (concert Wednesday night, YAY!) and celebrating my parents’ 30th anniversary. So not too dull. 😉
I hope you are having a great Monday! xoxo
Oh haha- You mean Stefan? That’s one of our favorites too, and the Julian Assange interpretation is pretty funny too. Bill Heder is my current fave. And maybe Andy Samberg. Oh and Kristen Wiig. I actually think the current cast is pretty decent!
Gosh, I love lists! I’m going to make one of my own once I peel my eyes away from the computer!
I’d say the toes on the left side are yours.
Never had escargot or baked alaska–what the heck am I waiting for?!
I never watched a lot of SNL, but the @#$% in a box was probably the one I remember most…
haha- its the red toes.
The baked alaska was a total surprise, I actually don’t really like ice cream but since it was there and so good I ate the whole dang thing and part of the boyfriend’s half too haha
Pedis and wine sound like a great weekend to me! I love Baked Alaska! I’ve only had it on cruises though, it seems like the signature dessert. I need to try making it myself one day.
I’m sure I’d start myself on fire somehow hahaha
Great list! Berry picking sounds fun. Dance classes, and getting my home organized are on my to do list this week.
Lynn
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Oh, dance classes! That’s a fun thing to have on your list!
I haven’t shared my list with you but I can check off one thing that I accomplished today–I got a new camera! Yeh! I also went shopping for Katie’s birthday and got some supplies for the baby birthday bash this weekend.
yea! which one did you get?
Golden Snitch Fairy? AWESOME!!!
x Jasmine
PS. Congratulations on five years!
I’ll take some more magical photos at the party- thanks for the snitch idea, I just turned it into a snitch fairy because I wanted to wear a dress haha
Yes! You definitely need to take photos! Can’t wait to see them! 😀