Ketchup With Us - Prompt #16: Celebrity Encounters

Ketchup With Us - Prompt #16

Celebrity encounters


I've never met any celebrity. Like, ever. I've been to concerts, and that's about it.

 But then I discovered Twitter.

 Oh, Twitter, you addictively magical morsel of life.

 When I was a teenager, we had to write an actual letter, and wait anxiously for a reply. Sometimes we'd never get one. But with Twitter? I've hit the virtual jackpot! (I'm totally going over the 57 words this time, you guys.) I've been tweeted and followed, by Kendall Schmidt from Big Time Rush, I've made celebs laugh with my pics and comments, which is a plus for me, because it means they "get" me. Recently, I was tweeted by Dule Hill, from one of my favorite shows, Psych.

 Dick Van Dyke favorited my tweet, and Jimmy Fallon follows.

And I don't mean to sound braggy, or anything. Haha! But I totally earned those tweets & follows! And I did it without spamming anyone.

I know they're just "virtual" meetings, but they're special to this girl from Indiana, who never gets to travel anywhere. =)


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'KETCHUP WITH US' - PROMPT #15

IN 57 WORDS OR LESS, TELL US THE BEST PRANK YOU EVER PLAYED, SAW  EXECUTED OR WERE THE BUTT OF YOURSELF!

Here's another fun writing prompt, from the girls over at According To Mags and Old Dog New Tits.=)

The summer before 9th grade, I was staying the night at my best friend's house, with another one of our girl friends. When my friend left the kitchen to use the bathroom, we put Taco Bell mild sauce in her root beer. When she took a drink, she looked at us and said, "This root beer tastes like chili dogs." I'm glad she still loves me. ♥

Ketchup With Us: Promp #13

Here's another fun writing promp, from the girls over at Old Dog New Tits and According To Mags.=)


'Ketchup with us' - Prompt #13

In 57 words or less, tell us about whose shoes you'd like to walk in for a day.

                                                  Santa

Eat all you want! People expect and want you chubby!

People wouldn't tease me about my obsession with all things Christmas.

Elves would do all the real work.

Magical sleigh ride.

Assuming the day, I may get to be in the Macy's Parade.

People are always happy to see you, even first thing in the morning.

Ketchup With Us - Prompt #11

(This is a writing prompt, brought to you by my fun new pals at, According to Mags and Old Dog New Tits. In 57 words or less, I will tell you something that I'm just a tad bit embarrassed to love. Here goes nothin'! ☺)


I love boy bands, and one might think that was the confession right there. But, I am who I am, and have always accepted that. But here's the thing.....


I adore this 22 year old man!!

Yep, I'm an almost 35 year old woman, and I have a crush on Kendall from Big Time Rush.

Why yes I DID take this pic from 8th row center at their concert!

(PS, He follows me on Twitter, and when it happened I almost died.)

(Extra note: I realize this all makes me seem quite cougarish, but I'm okay with that. There are so many of us "Older Rushers" on Twitter, that I feel less weird about it. Haha! My husband just shakes his head at me, because he knows it's all in fun. He's actually going to tag along for their next concert!)

Christmas Cartoons and Questions

(This is a post I wrote last year, but thought I'd bring it out again. Enjoy!)




If you've read my blog before, you might remember this post, poking fun at some Nick Jr. cartoons. I tend to over think things, and this is where my mind goes. I probably wouldn't think about such things, but after watching something a billion times, ones mind starts to wonder. (At least mine does anyway.)


So, ladies and gentleman, I present to you my holiday edition of Cartoons and Questions. ☺

First up, Frosty the Snowman.

I love Frosty, and have watched it every year since I was little. But even when I was little, a few things bothered me.

♫Do they know it's Christmastime at all?♫

1. Why are half the kids dressed for winter, and the other half dressed for summer?

"You'll be okay. Just shake it off."

2. Why didn't anyone help the police officer, who was clearly choking to death on his whistle? I'll just assume that someone on the street saved him.


3. I'm still not completely sure how the animals started the fire for Karen to keep warm.

4. And my biggest issue by far, is why the heck did Santa drop Karen off on top of her roof, and just leave her there?! We don't all enter homes via chimney, Santa!!

"Um, you're dreaming if you think I'm leaving you milk and cookies this year!!"

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer


1. Santa seems to be a jerk once again. This time to a baby reindeer. Classy, Santa. Real classy.

("Oh yummy!! Grey apples again!")

2. "Eat, Santa!" says Mrs. Claus. Maybe he would "eat" if the food and everything around it, weren't the color grey! Just a thought.

"My daddy never hugged me!"

3. What exactly was wrong with the dolly on the Island of Misfit Toys? I always thought it was because she didn't have a nose, but that still didn't seem quite right. So I did some research and discovered the writers meant for her problem to be more psychological, than physical. If you're a fan of Rankin and Bass, you should check this blog out!!

("You'll be fine! Just aim for that swimming pool down there!")

4. Remember the bird that couldn't fly, but could swim? Remember at the end, when the elves are dropping the toys off the sleigh via umbrella? Remember when the elf got to the bird and sent him down without an umbrella? Exactly.




Nestor, the Long Eared Christmas Donkey

"I'm sorry I killed your mom, Nestor."
"That's okay! You'll get yours..."

I have quite the soft spot for sweet little Nestor. But, why oh why would he choose to leave Mary and Joseph, and return to the man that kicked him and his mama out on their tooshies, resulting in his mama's death?


Maybe it's a lesson on forgiveness?



The Polar Express


I love almost everything about this movie. But did they really think Eugene, from the movie Grease, was the right voice to use for the nerdy boy?

There's simply nothing childlike about that voice!


A Charlie Brown Christmas

I don't care how much love you give it, that tree is not going to look any better than this.





That's all I've got for now!!


I really do love these Christmas specials. I watch each and every one, (and then some) every single year.

But it's fun to sit back and think, What were they thinking?!


So, what about you? Are there any holiday specials you can think of to add to this list?