Is it safe to dance?

Despite the fact that Ivan Doroschuk looks incredibly grim and pissed off, the infectious frolicking of everyone else in this music video always makes me happy. Hooray for Men Without Hats! It is, indeed, safe to dance. Do the Safety Dance!

I have a crush on Ivan Doroschuk now.

His voice gives me chills; also, he manages to look like he's glowering and having fun at the same time.

LHF Meanwhile 14: "Party Poopers" [New Year's party prep]

In which prep for Mark’s New Year’s party ain’t going so well. http://oddpla.net/lhf/?p=190

I won’t have everything set for an Xmas party, so all decorations and festivities you see below will be formally presented on for New Year’s Eve. I just wanted to show off my work early. I was able to find 1:6 balloons at a party store; they were called “balloon picks” and were sold as cake toppers. Garlands are from 1:1 garlands, snowflakes from copier paper and Post-Its, banner from wrapping paper, party hats from origami paper and pompoms, noisemakers from origami paper and slender dowels. Why yes, I do spend way too much time on these things…

Holiday cheer to all!