Summer’s drawing to an end which means exactly one thing: I’ve completely lost my sunglasses. I do this each year, without fail. I’m guessing it’s the house gnomes but that seems a bit flippant even for me. Let’s just go with “I misplace things” like “my pants” and “my wallet” a lot of the time. In fact, I’m considering plastering my neighborhood and YOUR milk carton with “HAVE YOU SEEN ME” signs, but since I lost the paper to the printer, which seems to hate me anyway, I’m just going to have to go outside wearing a sandwich board. Perhaps I can ring the BELLS OF DOOM and signal the END OF TIMES while I’m at it.
Anyway.
I lose sunglasses and with my migraines in full death mode (starting to suspect it MAY be a brain tumor, but I’m not about to go in and get diagnosed. I need a brain tumor like… I need a brain tumor), I need sunglasses. Also a vicodin chip cookie, but that’s neither here nor there.
Which is why I was particularly lucky to find out that Sunglasses Hut wanted to give me (ME) a new pair of shades. SHOCKING. Apparently they missed the memo where I was all, “Um, I lose stuffs. Lots,” which worked out in my favor. Because I got these:
Well, not the website because that would be weird. Like SUPER weird. I need another website like I need…I don’t need another website. Heh.
Anyway, the sunglasses are super cute.
They come in this rad holder, WHICH I SHOULD STAPLE TO MY HAND SO I STOP LOSING SUNGLASSES.
It’s actually a nice hot pink, but I thought the bubble wrap really made the picture look special.
And my favorite touches are always the small ones:
It never hurts to be reminded that someone, somewhere loves you.
So if you want to win a pair of these shades, shown eloquently here:
I’m the classy broad in the middle.
Anyway.
Wanna win a pair of these fabulous shades? OF COURSE YOU DO. You got lots of chances (just make sure to comment separately for each):
1) Leave a comment telling me something hilarious.
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It’s a Giveaway: I Lose Everything. Especially Expectations. http://t.co/bTULMN5F
I already follow you on the twitters, and something funny…. um… I was out biking on Monday, and I fell off my bike in quite possibly the most dignified way possible, into a mud puddle, in front of a crowd.
Twitter: WalkerCynthia
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I need another pair of shades like i need another sinus problem, as I am now attempting to get ready for the trek into town to but mah self some green death flavored syrup so i can breathe. However, these shadez are great, so I want them. Where I would out them is another matter altogether, since I have run out of room to store anything in the maguc bus. Also, can you please explain to me how someone wound up at MY nlog by searching for “vicodin-chip-cookies” when I only learned about them through YOUR blog?
Twitter: WalkerCynthia
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Apparently, my phone can’t spell or autocorrect today. FML.
I am blind (not fully, just in that “I can’t see across the room without a prescription” way) so Imma pass on this one:) Good luck to the rest of you!
I follow you on Twitter (@jessesco). I was inspired to John C Mayer Patrick Dempsey and it worked!
Something funny: I was walking the kid the other day and we came up on a bunch of vultures nomming a raccoon. Oh wait…
Hi, Aunt Becky – I’ve been reading your blog for a while now, and it’s awesomesauce.
I have one pair of sunglasses that I never lose; the rest either migrate or are eaten by the one pair. So a new pair would be nice. I may even install a Clapper on them or something.
Thanks for the blog; it’s been nice, during my own divorce, to have someone out there who I know would get a lot of what I’m going through, even if we don’t know each other.
Hilarious. That’s not me right now, but if you saw me trying to learn how to run…. remember the friends episode with Phoebe running? Yeah, imagine her as an elephant, and remove ANY trace of grace, and imagine it has some kind of uncoordination disease….and you would still see something far better than me trying to learn to run. I have the coordination of a giraffe on tranquilizers – there’s just body parts going every which way. My goal is to not permanently damage myself in the process. My kids are trying to help me. They do a good job of not laughing themselves silly, so I keep letting them try.
I love you…that’s kinda “funny” right?!?! Seeing as you haven’t a clue to who I am!! Just another fan with a big ol’ girl crush on you! <3
Yeah…not hilarous, but after waking up to kid puke and spilling my coffee all over myself this morning AND losing my sunnies, I could for shiz use a pair
I just want to know what makes Molly so Odd. Does she hate even numbers?
Whew, you’re making us work for the chance to wear your cool shades! Can a middle aged shrink with pre-altzheimers get a pass if she misses one of the requirements?
You and my dad would be BFFs as he loses his sunglasses like it is his job. Spoiler alert, that is not his job. So for Christmas my step-mum bought him 7 pairs of sunglasses from the dollar store and shoved them in a stocking. I’m fairly certain they were all gone by March.
Something hilarious? My friend is watching The Price is Right and Snoop Dogg is a contestant. I’m not watching but I assume it is, indeed, hilarious.
I subscribed!
Twitter: dhutton
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I follow you on twitter.
Added you (if you’ll have me) on FB (Farrah r)
Long time twitter follower (momofthreeunder)
Twitter: dhutton
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I follow you on facebook.
Twitter: dhutton
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I’m having trouble coming up with anything funny. My 6mo old woke himself up with the toots last night and I got a chuckle out of that. It wasn’t funny later though when he would not go back to sleep.
I Lose Everything. Especially Expectations. http://t.co/4jlSSojs via @@mommywantsvodka
I follow you on twitter…
my funny is yesterday a friend of mine posted a PSA of sorts on the twitter (a guy friend of mine)
1) eat jalepeno glazed chicken wings at BWW…. 2) wash hands WELL…. 3) proceed to use the restroom 3) rewash hands well….. I cannot stress the importance of #2 #burnininmypants
it made me laugh
Me no likey. Way too light for me. I dont see how they can block sun at all!
PS – I follow you on both, but I havent used the Twitter in forever.
I don’t FB so I’ll just do this the old fashioned way. I never lose sunglasses so I should have that pair for a long time! Sorry, I don’t have the funny gene right now, I’m clock watching, one hour until the weekend and there’s nothing funny about that! Have a great weekend!
Twitter: BeaDarrenDB
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I can lose my keys and sunglasses whenever I arrive home and find them within a couple minutes of needing to leave But if I hand them to my husband they are goners for sure. Following you on twitter, Facebook friended you and subscribed to your blog
I already subscribe to your frugal living blog. Love it!
My funny comment is I am at the Dr and the nurse outside the door jjust said “You better redneckonize”. I think I should be worried.
Joke (Best told when people are telling dirty jokes)
Question: What does a snail say on the back of a turtle? (wait, wait, let people’s mind fill with the possibilities….)
Answer: (at the top of your lungs and a ear-shattering frequency) WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !
Sorry, that is my best attempt at humor… Sending you hugs & sincere good vibes !!!
Aunt Becky…you’ve done it again, I snorted my afternoon beverage all over my keyboard reading your badass blog
I needs the shades, trying to be half as awesome as you over here!
oh…something hilarious, my dumbass dog tried to dig out from under our fence, resulting in a torn side and stitches…and no the cone of shame! have you ever watched a dog with a cone come out of anesthesia….frickin hilarious
just imagine it!
Here is my something hilarious. Once when I was visiting my mom I woke up at about 3am having to pee so bad my bladder was going to burst. Well apparently at that time someone else had to do some bathroom business. So I sat squirming for about 5 mins. waiting for them to come out no luck. Then I had the brilliant idea to relieve myself in one of my 6 month old daughters diapers. I REALLY had to go that bad and they just weren’t exiting the bathroom!!!! So I went into the closet and proceeded to use my babies diaper. Lets just say that size 3 diapers don’t absorb the amount of pee that an adult human can produce!!! I ended up peeing a little on myself and the carpet, but my mom was moving out of that apt the next day anyways so I didn’t feel that bad about it. There you go something super hilarious and mildly humiliating. Hopefully I win me some shades to hide my shame!!!!!
We are fb bff’s
I also follow your blog.
I really want these sunglasses. http://t.co/AA8ZQ6KF @mommywantsvodka
Twitter: angelofgilead
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I’m already your bff on Facebook, and I follow you on the Twitter (angelofgilead). Oh and I tweeted about this giveaway. I can’t come up with a funny story right now: I’ve had a long day of my chair trolling me at work. It likes to randomly go down, and I’m short, so I have it all the way up. So I’ll be sitting there, coding away, when all of a sudden I take a little ride down to the floor. Sure gives me a much needed break while I curse the chair and raise it back up.
I Lose Everything. Especially Expectations. http://t.co/Au5eVQ53 via @@mommywantsvodka win really cool sunglasses.Read Aunt Becky’s blog
Twitter: theangelalexistwitter.com
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My Aunt Marthalene, who is my father’s sister and is, therefore, my biological aunt even though she does not claim me as her niece, which is, incidentally, perfectly OK with me, has difficulty with being alert in the morning. Most people would drink coffee to deal with this problem, but Aunt Marthalene is a devout Mormon. She doesn’t even believe it’s OK to drink cola or other caffeinated soft drinks even though they’re not expressly forbidden by the LDS Church. What Aunt Marthalene does instead to wake herself up, I just learned, is to give herself a Dr. Pepper enema every morning. Have you ever heard of anything so #$%&*# in your entire life?
Twitter: NJdreaming
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I have lost every pair of sunglasses I’ve ever owned. I’m beginning to think they are running away in some last ditch effort for freedom and autonomy.
Oh, now these would be fun to wear out in the woods while I’m hunting my big buck. Now imagine that image: blonde, camo-covered, silently stalking a deer while blinged out in those shades. LOL For you, I would even take a picture.
Twitter: triplezmom
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All I can hear is the “Lowered expectations” theme song from SNL in my head.
Twitter: triplezmom
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I have been following you on the twitters since the dawn of twitter.
Twitter: triplezmom
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Did I mention that I want sunglasses not from the dollar store? Or should I tell you that on FB, where I have also been your friend since the dawn of time (approximately)?
Twitter: lisacommander
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I LOVE sunglasses. I probably don’t need a pair, except that oh wait, I DO.
As for something hilarious…check out my latest post, also known as one of the most embarrassing times of my life. You’re welcome. http://floatingalongblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/kusadasi-turkey.html
My dad goes to aerobic classes. With 80-year-old grannies who think he’s cute and coo at him while he does the grapevine. Aerobic. Classes.
And classes rhyme well with glasses.
(PS – I’m so happy that they sent you the shades! About time you got yourself something nice)
you want hilarious? my partner and i are splitting up after 5 years & i’m moving back to my hometown after 14 years. stick around, i’m sure the fun is just beginning!!!
i subscribed to frugal living immediately because as a single i will never be able to afford nice sunglasses again OMG MY LIFE IS A CRAYFISH CIRCUS…until i take my paxil.
i don’t only follow you on twitter…i want to BE you on twitter.
ok, can i get credit for fb even though i’m on a self-imposed fb hiatus until this separation is over???
i tweeted. excuse me.
The funniest thing I’ve seen or heard all day long is “Vicodin-chip-cookies!
Bwahahahaha!
BTW, nice shades!
Something hilarious
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Twitter: star_momma
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This is probably hilarious only to me: my son, who is always sweet and pacifistic and usually just cries if someone takes something from him, had his banana snatched by another boy at daycare. Now, he loves bananas. Loves them. More than me, I think. So he reached out, grabbed the kid’s face, and PULLED.
…and that’s really all.
Twitter: star_momma
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Subscribed via Twitter to the blog (star_momma) because Macs apparently hate that feed. Will fix when I get home on a real computer that makes sense.
Twitter: star_momma
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I’m totally your virtual BFF. Done and done.
done