There’s so much more I could say about how fun the whole Truth or Dare challenge process has been– from the planning, to the filming, to the editing– but I think I will instead let the videos speak for themselves.

Here are the first few, but keep checking back because more are on the way! P.S. Don’t forget to Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share … and EMAIL!! (CrazyKindaLife@gmail.com)

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However, while filming something so super amazing happened that we just couldn’t keep its hilariousness to ourselves.

With that said, please enjoy what we call “Calls With Bob”. Every time I watch it I laugh so hard that my face gets all red, my stomach and cheek muscles ache and I start making that weird hissing sound that comes out of your throat when you laugh so hard you can’t breathe. I hope this video gives you all a similarly pleasant experience.

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If you love this as much as we do, let us know! We’ve been tossing around the idea of making this into a recurring series, so give your “yay” or “nay” vote when you Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!

You can also shoot me an email at CrazyKindaLife@gmail.com to tell me any other dandy thoughts that cross your mind. For example, if “i” comes before “e”, which of the eight nights in Hanukah do you play with the dreidel? Or, how many skeins of beige yarn could you buy from your neighbor? How much does a vein weigh? And lastly, can a veil be used as a feisty form of surveillance?

Was that overkill? Too weird? Perhaps I should cut down on the caffeine.

Ok, ok.. I’ll stop now. But keep coming back, because the Truth or Dare Challenge video is coming SOON!

1. Do not use photos that include your ex-girlfriend— even if she’s cropped/blurred/blacked out. Come on, we know she’s there and we know what you tried to do. It didn’t work.
2. No matter how many you send us first, do not hassle a lady to send you more pics. We’ll send you more pics when we’re goddamned ready to send you more pics.
3. If you are (in)conspicuously hiding a certain body part in every photo, we will quickly discern that there is something you are hiding. We will always assume the worst.
4. Do not choose photos that contain friends who are hotter than you. We will only be disappointed when we realize that they are not you.
5. For the love of God, put your shirts on!

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Hey ladies (or gents), got something you want to add to this list? Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!

And now you can email me too! CrazyKindaLife@gmail.com 

1. When you’re all bloated and uncomfortable from consuming an obscene amount of holiday goodies, you can sprawl out spread-eagle in bed without guilt because you don’t have to share it with anyone.
2. You don’t have to fear being all nervous about meeting a significant other’s family members for the first time and consequently drinking way too much, then making an ass out of yourself in front of the exact people you had desperately wanted to impress.
3. Less gifts for others = More money to spend on gifts for yourself
4. You can belt out Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas in the car without any loss of dignity as you attempt to hit that final high E note (which is three octaves out of your range and more closely resembles a screeching eagle than it does Christmas cheer).
5. You have successfully averted any chance of awkward conversations with probing family members about the likelihood of adding another stocking to the fireplace next year. Drink your eggnog in peace, my friends.

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Happy Holidays everyone! In the spirit of the season, don’t forget to Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!

At this point, you’re probably asking, “Yeah sure, I got that. But submissions for what?”

Messie Jessie and Mz. KT are putting out a call for submissions for our first ever TRUTH OR DARE CHALLENGE!

These ladies have quite a history together. In case you want a little refresher, check out this old post: A Valentine’s Day Blogcast

Remember how much you love KT and Messie Jessie? Well, we love this amazing duo too, so submit your suggestions for our Truth Or Dare challenge. We will take any and all of your submissions (pending legal restrictions, that is). We will answer all “truth” questions and complete all “dares”. We’ve already received a bunch of wild submissions and we’re going to respond to them all, so be sure you get yours in our queue!

More details are in the video below so don’t skip out on watching it. Filming will take place 1/1/12. Submission deadline is 12/30/11 at 11:59pm. Time is short: What are you waiting for? Submit today!

(Oh yeah, and don’t forget the obligatory Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!)

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Why are you glad you didn’t achieve greatness in your 20′s? Tell me all about it when you: Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!

1. Hot showers
2. Rita’s Swedish Fish Water Ice and any brand of Vanilla Bean ice cream (regular vanilla ice cream not an issue)
3. Department stores with multi-levels and/or large square footage
4. Hot chocolate with a high fudge content
5. This soap I bought once that smelled like Smarties candy

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Strange, but true.

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit parched just reading this. Before you grab yourself a large glass of ice water, don’t forget to: Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!

Thank you for your letter yesterday notifying me that, according to your records, I am in debt to you in the amount of $846.00 for the year 2010.

Also, thank you for advising me that if you do not receive my payment in full by January 4th, 2012 (which is less than a month from today and includes holidays in which the federal postal service is closed) I will owe you an additional $20 for my late payment. I am aware that resolving financial matters prior to established deadlines is of top priority for the US government, especially when it pertains to significant amounts of dollars. To me, $846.00 is certainly a significant amount of dollars and therefore I understand the urgency of this matter.

Enclosed you will find copies of my own federal documentation records, which support my claim that your information pertaining to my 2010 taxable income is incorrect and hence I owe you no further monies at this time.

Correct or incorrect information aside, don’t you think we could have just called it even after my fiscal contribution to the $300 billion in taxpayer bailouts back in 2008?

Best,

Dutiful Taxpayer

P.S. No, I don’t mind putting my own stamp on the envelope on which you mandated an immediate response.

I figured that if I was unimpressed, then you, the reader, would certainly be unimpressed and nobody wants that (to be unimpressed, that is). Hence, the post found it’s way to the ol’ trash bin where it will live out the rest of it’s (short) life.

However, to accompany the post, I had also made a silly little photo to illustrate the point I was (poorly) making. In hindsight, the photo was the only redeeming quality of the whole post. After some consideration today, I felt that the photo really shouldn’t go to waste. It made me chuckle and I thought maybe it would make you chuckle too. Thus, I decided to post it all on it’s own.

So here it is, a silly little photo that I hope will brighten your day, even if just a silly little bit:

You know, "shoot for the moon" and all that junk.

Don’t fret, loyal readers: there’s better material on the horizon, I promise. In my (sparse) spare time, I’ve been doing some research for another publish-worthy post. Stay tuned.

Oh yeah, and while you wait you should totally Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!

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Kids are pretty neat. I’m not one of those people who proclaim, “I love kids!”, but I do think they’re fun to hang out with. I get kids; I really understand them, you know? I relate to them. In fact, as cliche as it is, I think I relate to kids better than I relate to most grown-ups.

And when kids ask me if I want to play with them I’m all, “heck yes I want to play!”, then kick off my shoes and get right down in the trenches of the sandbox along side them. Playing is way more fun than doing grown-up stuff like paying bills and discussing the decline of the housing market. And when us kids get in trouble for doing something we shouldn’t have done? Yeah, I’m usually the one who started it.

So when my friend who was born abroad and lives abroad told me they didn’t know what Silly Bandz were because they don’t exist in that particular far off land, I was all like, “OMG, I’m toooootally getting some and mailing them to your kids. This is so awesome. I can’t wait.”

And that’s just what I did.

In this particular far off land, English is not the native language. However, just as any other intelligent country who gives a crap about their youth ought to, they start teaching foreign languages to kids pretty early on (eh-hem, United States). So one day when my friend’s 12-year-old daughter read a story to me in English via Skype, I was totally impressed and told her so. In English.

This gave me an idea. I thought, “how cool would it be if I asked her to be my pen pal? Not only would this be super fun (for the both of us, honestly), but what a better way for her to practice English?” I decided that when I sent the package I was going to include a special note, just for her, asking she write me back.

In this special note I said that our correspondence could be like passing notes in school, only from super far away. And to add to the sheer awesomeness of this proposal, I decided to fold the note up like we all used to fold notes in high school. Completely amazing and ingenious idea, right? Thanks, I know.

One problem: I couldn’t remember how to fold the dang note. I even Googled that junk and I still couldn’t figure it out. Twenty years out of practice tends to do that to a person, I suppose. Feeling thwarted (and old) I put the note aside, hoping I’d suddenly have a flash of memory and magically be able to fold it as if no time had passed. Well, that didn’t happen.

Later that same day a friend of mine just so happened to drop by for a Sunday visit. Totally proud of myself for coming up with this stellar idea, I gave her a tour of the package I was sending. Then I showed her the note and asked if she could remember how to fold them. She wasn’t sure if she did, but was feeling ambitious and gave it a shot. After about 10 frustrating minutes of unsuccessful attempts (and maybe a few curse words), I knew exactly what needed to be done: I grabbed my video camera and hit record.

The rest of this story is documented below.

Note: I showed this video to a colleague and they told me it must have been one of those “you had to be there” events. Whatever. You made it this far into the post and we both know you are going to watch the video regardless, so just get it over with and hit that darn play button. You can chastise me for sharing this video after you’ve watched it. It’s only 3 minutes of your life, anyway.

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If you love this super, amazing idea as much as I do: Rate, Comment, Subscribe, Share!

P.S. Shout out to Paul Rice for subscribing! Check out his blog to learn more about him: http://gettingwellforthefirsttime.wordpress.com/