New Blog

I decided to start a new blog over at tumblr.com.

It is a place to make things very simple and clean.  I am still trying to figure a few things out, like making a list of links on the side and enabling comments.  But so far I really like it.

My new blog is
http://sniderswinagain.tumblr.com/

Feel free to check it out.

Christmas is a time...

that me and my husband get spoiled rotten!  Seriously.   My Mom is crazy about Christmas and loves, loves, loves buying Christmas gifts.  I am assuming this is why gifts is my top love language.  Anyways, we have to come up with a bunch of stuff that we want and I have been saving links and images.  I just thought I would throw the images together really fast for a visual.

Here's my Christmas Wish List.  I really would be happy with just one of these, but because my parents, Ben's parents, and our friends (whom we treat like a family) all buy for us we have to give quite a few ideas.  As I said, spoiled... rotten!

(I would love to show some gifts that I have made and bought, but that would umm... totally give away the surprise aspect.) Maybe after Christmas.  I just love buying and making gifts!  Not because I am materialistic, but because I love thinking of ideas for people and giving them something they had just mentioned in passing back in June.  I think I might be more excited about people opening what we bought them than opening our gifts.  I LOVE Christmas... and Jesus. And Jesus being born.  It really is an amazing time of the year.

Plus, you have Christmas cookies, tree decorating, lights, seeing loved ones, Christmas music, cards, grilling steak outside on the grill with friends, Holiday movies, pancakes on Christmas morning, and so on.

Oh yah, here's the photo. :)

Unique Christmas Gift Ideas

I just listened to Christmas music for the first time last night! It just makes me instantly happy. What a wonderful time of year! And that is saying a lot coming from someone who absolutely hates cold weather.  I am always running across neat things and thought I would share in hopes of giving somebody a gift idea.  I will post more as I find them.

Enjoy.

 

Microwave Smore Maker.

Enough said.

Toastabags.

So you can make a grilled cheese or heat up cold pizza in your Toaster! You can reuse each bag up to 50 times. Sounds neat to me!

Space Invaders Ice Tray.

Food Face Plate. If you loved your kids you would get them this.

Wonder Woman Apron.  This one made me laugh.

 

Mix Tape USB Flash Drive.

I have posted this before, but I really love the concept of it.

 

Ninja Star Coat Hook

Because it is awesome.

Converse High Top Socks

How fun! I once saw a pair of rain boots that look pretty similar to this. They are both fun!

Oh found them!

MORE TO COME!!

"Roid Week" Cloudy Heart

"Roid Week" Sunroid

"Roid Week" The Color Yellow

"Roid Week" The Barn Hop

[photo by Kacey Moran]

"Roid Week" Pumpkin Diptych

 "Roid" Week is taking place Nov. 2-6th.  You are allowed to upload 3 photos a day to the Roid Week Flickr Group.  Feel free to check out some other great photos posted in the group here http://www.flickr.com/groups/polaroidweek2009/.

I am pretty darn excited about this!  Even though it is going to cause me to be dangerously low with my film.  I think I only have about 15 photos left or so.  Ahhh! 

Anyways, enjoy. I hope you like the photos... Polaroid photography definitely causes you to be in a different mindset.  Especially when each photo is costing you around 2 bucks.  It's not a cheap hobby, that's for sure... but man is it fun!

Halloween 2009

 The American Gladiators!

Need A Costume Idea?

Maybe I can help...

I love coming up with Halloween costumes... not sure why, but I do!

I have found a few clever, witty, or just plain awesome costumes to display.  Feel free to steal these peoples ideas. You are welcome to steal any of ours as well.

Here are our costumes the past 2 years. Thank you to my wonderful husband who will pretty much go along with anything. Even if it it means wearing a pair of Good Will tighty whiteys over your pants. (I washed them twice in hot water for the record.)

Enjoy.

 2006: Gang Green.  Get it? A bit last minute, but it worked.

2007: Double Dare Contestant and Shaun from Shaun of the Dead

 

 2008: Quailman from Doug and Orbit Gum Girl

And here are some others....

 

Smurfs

 

Pacman

 

Carebears

 

Globetrotters

 

Facebook.

 

Lego Guys

 

Ramen

 

Tetris

 

Olan Mills Photograph

 

Remember this Duo from SNL? ha.

Troll Dolls

Retired Superheroes

Monster Mash

starring: Aaron Benson, Benjamin Snider, Christen Owen, Brad Owen, and Heather Snider.

I almost peed myself watching this. enjoy. (It's probably funnier if you know everyone.)

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If This Makes Me Lose Weight, I'm In.

but maybe it only works if you have her hair and high rise workout suit.

The Movie Poster

As a graphic designer, I love looking at what people come up with to be the face of a movie. Sometimes they are just crazy creative. Or Witty. Or Hilarious.

Here are (some of) my favorites due to their cleverness, design, or just their genus way of representing the movie.

[note: Liking the poster does not mean I like the movie. I'm looking at you Stepbrothers.]

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization.

I just realized that a ton of my favorite celebrity photo shoots were done by Peggy Sirota! Who knew?!

Here are a few of hers that I love, that weren't posted in my previous list.