Respect

You know what? Today is an excellent day for shout-outs. At first I was just going to go with ladies of the laptop, but then the whole thing got away from me and I'm not totally sure what this thing is going to be about, really. 

Alright, then. (Rolls up sleeves.)

Let's do this thing.

Person I'd Most Like to Sit on A Porch With:

Mark Twain

The man was quoted as saying, "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society," as well as, "Alright, then, I'll go to hell." I would sit in a rocking chair across from him, blowing cigar smoke out of my face, and listen all night as he told me entertaining stories. (I also picture us enjoying cool glasses of Country Time Lemonade, but that's neither here nor there.)

Person Whose Closet I Would Most Like to Raid:

No Model Lady

This chick owns metallic gold leggings and makes them work. Seriously.

Person Whose Brain I Wish I Could Visit To See How it Functions:

Steam Me Up, Kid

You know, I don't really know how to describe this other than to say she is WILDLY inappropriate and makes me cry tears of laughter/confusion frequently. 

Person I'd Most Like to Party With:

President Andrew Jackson

This guy had the most kick-ass inauguration ever. Talk about epic. "At around dusk, servants struck upon the idea of passing barrels of liquor and ice cream out the window in order to the get the revelers out onto the lawn, where they could do less damage." Barrels of liquor and ice cream? Oh I am so there.

Person With Whom I Would Most Like to Discuss the Glory That Was the 80's:

nostomanic

To understand her brilliance, please see this Valentine's Day card she whipped up:

Person With Whom I Would Most Like to Discuss Business Strategies:

Kris Jenner (momager to the Kardashian clan)

How did she do it? The moment I realized just how much I respected her strategic business choices was the moment my dad told me to "Quiet down, out there!" because he was watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Person Who I Think Probably Gives Out Great 'Mom' Advice:

Sgt. and Mrs. Hub

This woman makes pies from scratch, home schools her children, wins awards and recognition for her amazing photography skills- basically, she's the person I want to be once I get my sh*t together.

Person I Have a Huge, Grammar-related Crush On:

Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares

God, I wish I could punctuate with that kind of grace.

Person Whose Voice I Would Steal if Jesus Gave Me Special Powers Like That:

Adele

Person Who I Would Love to Craft With, Although I'd Be Mostly Watching Because I'm Useless:

Tidbits from the Tremaynes

She made this.

Ugh, she's so talented I'm throwing up. My handiwork is usually straight outta the redneck handbook. (Cabinet door falling apart? Duct tape! Damaged chair? Duct tape! Broken gun rack in the truck window? Duct tape!)

Most Stunning and Dynamic Actress of Our Time:

Cate Blanchett

I just...love her. You know?

Person Whom I Would Most Like to Adventure With for the Rest of Our Lives:

J

This is a picture from my birthday two years ago, only a few months after we had met. We were both living in Korea (me-teaching, him-deployed) and he had taken me to the club district in Seoul. We had gone out, had drinks, danced, and then walked barefoot to a convenience store where we found weird crackers and an ice cream/gummy-type cake. We got back to where we were staying, realized we did not have forks and spoons, and so we broke open the disposable toothbrushes they give you to scoop ourselves some damn candy-cake.

We were made for one another, truly.