Terribly Sorry.

So we've been really busy. This isn't a real post, but you'll get one soon. Until we manage to scrape a good ol fashion post together, here's a little something to tide you over:











"Help! My mind is being taken over by college apps. I'm not strong enough!"




 We won't sleep this well until June 11th.

Hope your thanksgivings were bountiful!

-Llama and Poncho

Happy Sunday Kids! Its me, Hannah. 

For those of you readers that didn't know, I have three younger siblings. Harper is 14, and Flynn and Turner are 12 (this means that they are twins. No they are not identical, one is a girl, and one is a boy.) Clara gets to hear about them all the time. I talk about them a lot. So to keep you all in the loop, I'm doing a post about them.

This is chronicle of questions that have been asked of me as the eldest sibling, and my responses.

Harper (age 9)- Do you wear a bra?

Me (age 12)- Duh. Its called a training bra. Don't look at me when I change!

Flynn (age 7 or 8)- Hannah! (whisper giggling) Are you J-A-Y? (teeheehee!)

Hannah (age 12 or 13)- What? Maybe.. huh?

Flynn- Haha! Your gay!

Hannah- What? No, you spelled j-a-y. Jay. I'm not gay or jay. Stop being dumb!

Flynn- Teeheehee hahahaha!! Hannah's gay!

Hannah- Ugh. You don't know what your talking about.

(for the record, I have nothing against being gay, nor did I when I was 13. Its hard to totally support LGBT lifestyles and not sound gay to your 8 year old sister.)

Harper (age 12)- Do you make out with boys?

Hannah (age 15)- No.

Harper- Liar! Gross! You do!

Hannah- No I don't! You don't know anything!

All of my siblings at one point or another: Are any of your friends gay? Do you have gay friends?

Hannah: Yes... why?

All: ... I dunno...

Turner (age 11)- Do your friends do drugs?

Hannah (age 16)- Some of them, yeah.

Turner- Woah. Are they pot-heads? They're going to die.

Hannah- You don't know what your talking about. No they aren't.

Flynn (age 12)- Would you ever do medical marijuana?

Hannah (age 17)- Sure. If I had a green card. Its nbd. I'd totally try it!

Harper (are 14)- OMG! You're going to go to jail! I'm telling mom and dad!

Hannah- No, if you have a green card its legal. Pot should be legal anyways, its not that bad. It's safer than cigarettes and alcohol.

(The best part about this one is that Flynn was playing with this recorder, and totally taped me saying all this ON ACCIDENT. She wasn't even trying! She didn't know how to work the thing. Mom and Dad thought it was hilarious, btws.)

Harper (age 14)- Do your friends peer-pressure you into doing drugs?

Hannah (age 17)- Someone is taking freshman health class. And no, they don't.

Harper- But all your friends do drugs.

Hannah- No, a few of my friends occasionally participate in drug-like behavior. And they don't pressure me. They offer, but that's polite. Its like, weed-etiquette. Just because someone offer's you drugs doesn't mean they are pressuring you.

All of my siblings at one point or another: Do you (teeheehee!) do you watch... PORN?!? (giggles)

Hannah: No. Its gross. Why would I want to pay to watch people have sex?

All: EWWW! that's gross! You totally watch porn!! I'm telling Mom and Dad!! (hahahahaha!!)

Hannah: SHUT UP! You don't know anything!

Clara hears all this and more. Now you have all tasted the little slice of heaven I live with when I'm not rooming with the Poncho.

Llama out.

Llama's Super Hilarious, Tickle-Your-Funny-Bone, LOL Playlist

Here are some funny things that I think are funny. This playlist is rated unsuitable for uppity folk and young children. Especially uppity folk with children.

1) Big Balls by AC/DC

2) Hanukkah Song by Adam Sandler

3) Dick in a Box- SNL Digital Short

4) Bret You Got it Goin' On by Flight of the Conchords

5) Prejudice by Tim Minchin

6) Fuck Her Gently by Tenacious D

7) Sugar Lumps by Flight of the Conchords

8) King Kong Song- Jack Black

9) Beelz by Stephen Lynch

10) Four Chord Song by Axis of Awesome

11) I'm Bo Yo by Bo Burnham

So... yeah. This is a summary of my sense of humor.

Llama out.

Poncho Playlists the 60s

Oh the 60s....never have I loved a musical decade more.
This could get long.....

1. All Day and All of the Night by The Kinks
2. Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck
3. My Generation by The Who
4. With A Girl Like You by The Troggs
5. Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks
6. I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles
7. Girl From the North Country by Bob Dylan
8. She Said She Said by The Beatles
9. Don't Think Twice It's All Right by Bob Dylan
10. Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
11. You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes
12. Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations
13. The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
14. Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel
15. The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young
16. California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas
17. Sweet Thing by Van Morrison
18. The Letter by The Box Tops

Poncho Playlists the 90s

These are a few of my favorite ditties from the decade of my birth.
In no particular order:

1. Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
2. You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette
3. Lithium by Nirvana
4. Criminal by Fiona Apple
5. My Name Is Jonas by Weezer
6. One Week by Barenaked Ladies
7. F.N.T. by Semisonic
8. Napolean (Re-recorded Version) by Ani DiFranco
9. Celebrity Skin by Hole
10. New World by Leroy

Much Love,
Poncho

Poncho Returns to NYC

Before I can go any further I must say right now:this has been one of the best weekends of my life! Also, I apologize for the potential length of this blog. I have a lot to say and some photos to share. Bear with me....things could get interesting.

This weekend was the longest period of time I have spent away from my sweet llama since she moved in; a time made longer by the fact that we were on opposite ends of the country. It was nonetheless a fantastic trip! My darling Tyler and I embarked on a whirlwind of college scouting goodness in the one, the only, New York City. What a man. And what a weekend it was.

Friday:
We were getting ready by 4:45 am and at the airport by 6:15, and while I can put on the excellent show of hopping out of bed to get the alarm, I can assure you that it takes all my concentration to be that perky and alert at that hour. *Pat on back for me* The plane was like any other. Although it was made much more entertaining by reading Tina Fey's Bossypants and observing the uber-Gaga fan sitting next to me. He was all decked out in her T-shirt, and earbuds and blasting her music the entire flight. I have to say though, nothing was more entertaining than watching the Rachel Zoe Project with no sound. Let me take this moment of vanity and tell you: my dialougue is much better than the real thing.
Upon arriving at JFK my mother attempted photo documentation. You will never see these photos as I have made it my mission in life to destroy all evidence of those atrocious photos. I'm gonna be looking for a new mission in life pretty damn soon.
Our beautiful, spunky, and marvelous host Paula welcomed us to her Brooklyn abode and made eight of the most magically delectable pizzas mine mouth hath ever devoured. For reals.

Saturday:
We were out of the house by 8:45 and off to the F train. After a marvelous encounter with the wonders of the New York Subway system, we were in the Upper West Side and just sliding into our appointment at Fordham University at Lincoln Center. Let me just say that those dorms were GIGANTIC!!!!!!!! If you want to live apartment style with a view on the Upper West Side as a freshman this is your school. It was a pretty sweet fucking deal. Excuse my brief foray into the land of profane speech. It's been known to happen on occasion. We left that center of Jesuit learning for Lincoln Center where we were once again pulled into a photo-op but this time I have no trouble sharing it with you. We came out looking a little like this

And all of the above was quickly followed up by a stroll in Central Park where we proceeded to be documented in ways that wound up looking like this

And then we journeyed to Jersey where we enjoyed some quality time with my triplet cousins and made some magical homemade pasta. 

Sunday:

Oh boyo! The day of all days! The day my college seeking heart found a home! NYU is my mecca. At least for (hopefully) the next four years. It's time to start brainstorming potential bank jobs. I'm gonna need as much financial support as possible and let's face it: FAFSA will be no help. Maybe I could get celebrities to sponsor my cause and throw a charity night in my honor. Or I could just resort to claiming I'm a questioning youth. My personal statement would go something like this--

"I just don't know who I am. I look at girls and I think they're pretty, but then I look at

boys and think the same thing! I can't make up my mind. I need a safe and

accepting environment to discover the nether-regions of my sexuality."

To illustrate our time at NYU I have put together a photo story. See below.

and this day culminated in yet another photo story in the loft where I was sleeping. We tried to be hipsters but that failed and we reverted to our true personalities.

Sweet baby jesus this turned out to be long. Sorry. Hope you enjoyed my brief brag session about NYC!!!!!!!!!

Sincerely, Poncho

10 things, 7 thing, 5 things, 2 things

Here are some lists.


10 Countries I'm Dying To Visit:
1)Peru
2)Italy
3)Korea (the nice one, not the scary one)
4)Ireland
5)France
6)New Zealand
7)Papua New Guinea
8)Spain
9)Egypt
10) The Moon.

7 Things I Like to Eat
1) Daaaaaaaaaark Chocolate (White chocolate is a sad excuse for chocolate. I am of the opinion that it doesn't even deserve to be called chocolate.)
2) Curry
3) French Bread
4) Cherries (Especially Rainier Cherries!!!)
5) Cheese
6) Sandwiches with potato chips in them
7) Bacon

5 People I am NOT Fond of:
1) Dino Rossi
2) My 9th grade geometry teacher
3) John Wilkes Booth
4) E.T.
5) This lady who was mean to my brother a lot when he was in school.

2 Things I Am Not Good At:
1) Math
2) Feeling Pity

Those were good lists, huh?

-Hannah
(The Llama)