1. things I am doing…
    I’m lying in bed, with a lovely little case of the vertigo (happy birthday to ME!), trying not to turn my head too much, hoping my dog doesn’t repeat his vomit-on-the-kitchen-floor moment from this morning (because, of course, like every day, we have people coming to see the house…#73, I think?) and watching the Bachelorette, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen, the McMoms, the girl behind the screen | 24-May-09 | 21 comments
  2. So drink your gin-and-tonic-ah, and smoke your mara-juanic-ah
    There’s no one on the roads. no one in the Tim Horton’s drive-thru. no one in the office parking lot. no one at work. i’m the only asshole here. in a hoodie and skinny jeans and uggs. because it’s -14 outside. you know what -14 canadian is? IT’S FROZEN BOOGER COLD. but it’s Hanukah/Hannukah/Chanukah!!!! (choose your [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Girl, The Snark, The Thursday Thirteen | 22-Dec-08 | 44 comments
  3. an anteater who can’t get it up and NOT Jonbenet
    this may be the most disturbing (and hilarious) thing you’ve seen all week. and no, it’s not the Sarah Palin being protected from witchcraft video, although that one was both disturbing and hilarious (and who says i don’t talk about politics? hmm?) no, this one came in our search to find videos of anteaters eating ants. [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Thursday Thirteen | 25-Sep-08 | 37 comments
  4. things that only happen to me. also? why i download
    Emily, to me, this morning: “Mommy, you look SO much like Jamie Lynn Spears today” me: “oh. really. great. EXACTLY the look i was going for” (insert sarcasm here) Emily: “but, the Zoey 101 version. not the big and pregnant version” me: “thanks. um. i think” and. um. i think she might be right. shit. have i ever told you about [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Thursday Thirteen | 27-Aug-08 | 41 comments
  5. bear with me. it is only 4am in San Francisco
    i’m going to start with a confession: i did not drink at BlogHer08. i swear. not one. and NO i’m not pregnant. you see, i like to drink. and so, i drink. and i drink often. and when i drink i tend to get, um, wordy. i tend to overshare. and then i say things like “it’s less [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Thursday Thirteen | 21-Jul-08 | 41 comments
  6. 13 celebrities whose style i love
    yesterday, i posted a photo of a certain trainwreck-like celeb in an outfit that i kind of, maybe, sort of, erm, liked. but then i got worried that you might think that that i actually *like* Brit Brit’s style. Thus my inspiration for this week’s thursday thirteen. (ps. since last week’s cross-over post was such a [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 21-Feb-08 | 20 comments
  7. 13 of the most un-buyable onscreen couples
    it’s always about CHEMISTRY. always. movies and tv shows are supposed to make us believe that these relationships are real. Sometimes they work. think: Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally. perfect. or Captain Von Trapp and Maria in The Sound of Music. they are oozing with chemistry. sometimes, though, it just doesn’t [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 14-Feb-08 | 39 comments
  8. 13 things that are worth the hype
    last week we spoke about the things in life that are totally overrated. today i thought we could talk about those things that really are worth the hype. now, i’m sure there will be people who disagree and say…”ipods suck Ali…you can get a zune and it will do the exact same thing” and they [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 13-Dec-07 | 32 comments
  9. 13 things that are overrated
    1. trendy flavored martinis. the only person that is permitted to drink an appletini is JD on Scrubs. 2. Porsche Cayenne. if you’re going to drive a porsche, drive a porsche for god’s sake. unless you are Carmela Soprano. 3. Pomegranate juice 4. People’s 50 Most Beautiful People issue. because sometimes, they are just wrong. surely blythe danner [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 06-Dec-07 | 34 comments
  10. 13 of my favorite tv guest stars
    my god, there are SO many. i could do an entire 13 on The Simpsons alone. i could probably do 33. 1. Bob Saget on Entourage 2. Michael J. Fox on Scrubs 3. Hank Azaria on Friends 4. Mark Hamill on The Simpsons 5. Christopher Reeve on Smallville 6. Keith Hernandez on Seinfeld 7. Dustin Hoffman on The Simpsons 8. Al Gore on [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 29-Nov-07 | 20 comments
  11. 13 things you might not know that i love
    there are many things i love. and i talk about them all the time. Starbucks lattes. My lululemons. the Cheesecake Factory. Chapstick medicated lip balm. my camera. diet pepsi. turtlenecks. my wii. ipods. but i thought out give you a little taste of some of the other, less well-known things that i love.   1. Good Times [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 22-Nov-07 | 18 comments
  12. 13 people, alive or dead, real or fiction, i’d love to share a meal with
    we’ll all heard this question before…and most people have the same stock answers. Jesus. Einstein. Hitler. Martin Luther King. my grandmother. George Washington. so…i hereby give you my list of people i’d like to dine with. some are outside the box, while some, like Miss Frank, most definitely stay inside the box. 1. Bruce Wayne – dude [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 08-Nov-07 | 29 comments
  13. 13 of the worst movie accents
    We at Casa de Martell have been arguing about the movie Blood Diamond. It’s not what you think…we both thought – with the exception of the last ten minutes – that the movie was pretty well done. We have been arguing about Mr. diCaprio’s South African accent. the husband says it’s crap. i say it’s [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 01-Nov-07 | 44 comments
  14. 13 things i have worn…
    …at some point in my life. because, apparently, someone thought they were cool. and i thought i was too.. 1. the joey jeremiah hat 2. the jelly shoe 3. the oversized flannel shirt 4. the tight-rolled jean 5. the sweater tied around the shoulder 6. the biker short (still looking for a good photo) 7. the overalls 8. the doc marten 9. the bangs 10. the [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 25-Oct-07 | 32 comments
  15. 13 things that annoy me
    1. That Gardisil commercial that never says WHAT the product is, just that i should ask my doctor if it’s right for me. ps. it’s for HPV. they could have just said that… 2. Getting a grocery cart with a wonky wheel. or one that leans one way. i swear, i end up working up a sweat. and [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 18-Oct-07 | 25 comments
  16. 13 musicians you should have on your itunes…*
    …if you don’t already. alternate title…13 people i’m listening to right now. Well, not actually right now, because right now i’m listening to the new Radiohead album….but you know what i mean… 1. Pedro the Lion 2. Feist 3. Super Furry Animals 4. Damien Rice 5. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly 6. Queens of the Stone Age 7. Akron/Family 8. IMA Robot 9. What Made [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 11-Oct-07 | 28 comments
  17. 13 of my favorite guilty pleasures
    last night i had to pull out the big guns and punish the kids. i don’t do the punishing thing very well. at all. but since i put all three kids to bed on my own more often than not, and their bedtime behavior has been out-of-control as of late, i decided some disciplining was [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Thursday Thirteen | 20-Sep-07 | 28 comments
  18. 13 of the most “hilarious” quotation mark abuses
    I work in publishing..so occasionally, the grammar policewoman in me rears her ugly head. Mostly it’s the misuse of I and me. “She took a picture of Emily and I” ack! that just about kills me! i know, i know, i’m feeling the hypocrisy right now. i don’t use caps on my blog. occasionally, i misuse [...]
    Filed in The Snark, The Thursday Thirteen | 13-Sep-07 | 34 comments
  19. 13 things that are making me laugh right now…
    1. certain people who clean toilet seats at baseball for you…with the narsty, moldy brown and green bar-o-soap in the baseball bathroom. 2. This girl. sweet jesus. 3. trying to take your contacts out after you’ve eaten a suicide wing (and by laugh, i really mean cry) 4. Britney Spears and her brand new song 5. Albi [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 30-Aug-07 | 31 comments
  20. 13 things i love about Canada
      it’s no secret that i fancy myself both American and Canadian, and my loyalty probably lies somewhere closer to the American side. But i LOVE Canada. really, i do. 1. the lululemon 2. the Kraft Dinner 3. the Tim Hortons 4. the Mounties – ahahahaha 5. the Canadian Tire money 6. the toques 7. the “eh?” 8. the Feist, and the Emily Haines [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 23-Aug-07 | 40 comments
  21. 13 of my favorite tv series finales
    i’m a bit of a wreck this morning…i’m trying to figure out where to send Isabella to school next year and am really coming up with nothing, i’m trying to figure out what i was thinking wanting to have a family party for Isabella at our house with 30+ people the night before i go [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 16-Aug-07 | 20 comments
  22. 13 of my favorite quotable movies
    i’m slightly injured this morning, so you’ll have to bear with me that my thursday thirteen is a little on the late side… yes, i realize looking at the picture that you can’t actually see anything. but i assure you, taking a hard softball to the hand is no fun and leaves you swollen and bruised. [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 09-Aug-07 | 30 comments
  23. 13 best simpsons episodes…ever!
    the Simpsons movie is in theaters…and apparently, i’m the only person on the planet who hasn’t seen it. most people say it’s great, a few are saying it’s only “meh” i thought for my thursday thirteen this week, i’d list you my favorite Simpsons episodes. just a little disclaimer here…this was hard. REALLY HARD (that’s what [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 02-Aug-07 | 44 comments
  24. 13 of the best tv cliffhangers
    since it’s the middle of the summer, and i’m knee-deep in nothing but Big Brother, and i’m missing my regular season tv…i thought i’d take a stroll down cliffhanger lane and give you, what i think, are 13 of the best tv show cliffhangers ever. (granted…the Sopranos is a bit of a stretch, since that’s [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 26-Jul-07 | 22 comments
  25. 13 of the sexiest nerdy-boys
    first of all…meet my new baby niece, Evangeline Celeste, who was born yesterday!! and here’s her big sis, Lauren, waiting to meet her new baby sister, Evi: (special thanks to Bekah Shepherd for posting these pics for me so i could get a peek at the new baby! ) now…on to the task at hand…yes, apparently, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 19-Jul-07 | 28 comments
  26. 13 of the most schadenfreude-iest celebrity scandals
    schadenfreude, by definition, is taking pleasure in the misfortune of others. now, when it comes to celebrities…there is always scandal. always drama. and i always take pleasure in it because i’m a super snarky bitch. so, coming up with only 13 proved difficult…(i mean, Chris over at Rude Cactus does one every friday!…so i decided [...]
    Filed in The Celebs, The Thursday Thirteen | 12-Jul-07 | 18 comments
  27. 13 of the best tv fat men
    Everybody loves a fat guy. (in a little coat. holy schnike) you know you do. they are lovable and just big ole cuddly bears. Isabella’s favorite tv fatty is this dude right here: i know, slightly creepy. but she’s all about the bear in the big blue house. i’m all about trying to figure out how [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 05-Jul-07 | 40 comments
  28. 13 of my pop-culture blind spots
    Entertainment Weekly did it. and then one of my girl-crushes (see, sam? i told you i have MANY) Snarkwife did it. a list of popular books, movies, music that i – a self-proclaimed pop-culture junkie – seem to have missed. or missed out on. you decide. 1. i have never read past the first Harry Potter book, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 28-Jun-07 | 30 comments
  29. 13 things i wouldn’t want to live without…
    besides the obvious…family and friends. you know who you are and you know you’re the most important things in my life. 1. Bath and Body Works shower gel 2. 3. 4. lululemon reverse grooves 5. nonfat latte 6. The black shirt 7. PVR – that’s Tivo to all you American folk… 8. reading material. books. magazines. newspapers. and my beloved irewards card.   9. [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 14-Jun-07 | 21 comments
  30. 13 of the all-time best cartoon characters
      There were way too many to choose from. These are only some of my favorites….there are many, many more!! GI Joe, She-ra, Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake…i could go on and on and on…but i won’t….i’ll only give you 13 1. Butters 2. Quagmire 3. Speed Racer 4. Angelica Pickles 5. Spongebob Squarepants 6. Eric Cartman 7. Popeye 8. Jem and the [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Thursday Thirteen | 03-May-07 | 20 comments
  31. 13 of the funniest movies…at least according to me!
    Well, since my little trip to the drive-in this week where i saw Blades of Glory in all of its..erm…glory, and since i fully agree with Haley-O…Will Farrell truly is comedic gold (but not hot…just fuckin’ funny), i’m on a comedy kick. now, i have to say…picking only 13 was really tough. and picking only [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 26-Apr-07 | 32 comments
  32. 13 of the hottest men on tv right now
    …and it’s back! the thursday thirteen! i know you’ve missed it. This week was a tough one for me because when it comes to men on tv, i’m all over the place. i’m not the typical Wentworth Miller or Josh Holloway fan. i like the ones who look like boys – like Chad Michael Murray [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 19-Apr-07 | 32 comments
  33. 13 of the worst slogan translations
    this week for thursday thirteen i thought i’d do something a little different. i usually do something celebrity or tv or movie related. but, i came across this list ages and ages ago. i practically peed my pants when i read some of them. They definitely bring new meaning to the words ‘lost in translation’ (you [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 22-Mar-07 | 25 comments
  34. 13 of the best movie entrances
    since i really don’t want to talk about exits…and the fact that Brandon had to make his last night on American Idol…instead of Sanjaya…i’m devoting my thursday thirteen this week to some of the best entrances on-screen. 1. Jaws – The Shark. an hour and twenty minutes into the film, the shark makes his full entrance, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 15-Mar-07 | 19 comments
  35. 13 of the best gangster-ish movies
    is anyone watching the Black Donnellys? I am absolutely LOVING it. it’s so good. i highly, highly recommend. it’s great. the character development, even only two episodes in, is fantastic. the storyline is great. and Olivia Wilde, well, she’s stunning. in the spirit of my new favorite gangster show – second to the Sopranos, of course, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 08-Mar-07 | 23 comments
  36. 13 of the most surprising celebrity deaths
    thursday thirteen is back. while i was on a brief hiatus from it, it seems it was on a bit of a hiatus of its own. but now, it has since changed ownership and we are good to go. 1. Anna Nicole Smith 2. River Phoenix 3. John Lennon 4. John Ritter 5. Elvis Presley 6. John Belushi 7. John F. Kennedy, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 01-Mar-07 | 25 comments
  37. 13 current shows that have jumped the shark
    while i do believe that the phrase ‘jumped the shark’ may have actually done a little shark-jumping itself, it is still a useful way to describe shows that need.to.be.taken.off.the.air. yesterday. 1. America’s Got Talent – had potential. good host, a panel of c-list celebrities. i watched the first few episodes…but had to drop this. terrible. Regis [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 08-Feb-07 | 35 comments
  38. 13 of the best sports movies
    what with the whole superbowl-thing happening this sunday…and with the whole fact that i’m sitting at home – babysitting – instead of watching the superbowl or going to a superbowl party (um, yeah, no i’m not at all bitter about it….) i thought i’d do a sports theme this week. but, to change it up [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 01-Feb-07 | 24 comments
  39. 13 of my favorite tv theme songs
    it is now 3+ days PT (post trip) and there has yet to be sleep in the Martell household. Last night was no exception. The funny thing is that Emily, the girl who NEVER sleeps, slept soundly last night while her brother coughed himself into a puke-a-palooza and her sister coughed herself into a full-fledged [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 25-Jan-07 | 34 comments
  40. 13 of my favorite chick flicks
    i got many an email in response to my post on Fabulous this week, where i kinda-sorta-maybe knocked the chick flick a little. it’s not that i don’t like chick flicks…it’s just that they aren’t my first choice in movie. but there are some that i really like. so, i figured for my thursday thirteen, [...]
    Filed in The Family, The Thursday Thirteen | 11-Jan-07 | 38 comments
  41. 13 of the best tv moments of 2006
    there were sooo many good tv moments this year. it was hard to pick just thirteen. what were your favorites? 1. Kirstie Alley sports a bikini on Oprah 2. Turk does ‘Poison’ 3. Chris Daughtry is eliminated on American Idol. ETA. i was sooooo upset when he got voted off. it was just a crazy moment on tv. [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 03-Jan-07 | 44 comments
  42. 13 of the best movie fade-out lines
    1. Jaws “I used to hate the water” “I can’t imagine why….” 2. Shawshank Redemption “I find I am so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 27-Dec-06 | 25 comments
  43. 13 of the best on-screen kisses
    Some are romantic. some are funny. some are uncomfortable. some are spontaneous. some are forced. some are passionate. some are hot. some are not. some are in the rain. some are on the beach. On screen kisses are certainly plentiful. here are some of my favorites. 1. Westley and Buttercup – The Princess Bride 2. Keith and [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 20-Dec-06 | 44 comments
  44. 13 of the worst celebrity preggo looks
    last week, we visited some of the best. and this week, we will take a look at some of the worst. i thought about choosing 13 Britney photos…because, seriously, in my search for photos, i found at least 75 Brit Brit pregnancy fashion disasters. but, i thought you might get bored of trashin’ on trashy [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 14-Dec-06 | 31 comments
  45. 13 of the best celebrity preggo looks
    most of them are fairly recent. sheesh. pregnant photos are NOT easy to track down. There are quite a few pregnant celebrities that i thought looked adorable while pregnant. reese witherspoon. kelly ripa. elisabeth hasselbeck. but i can’t find ANY pictures. i guess once they get skinny again, the pregnant picks go into some vault [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 06-Dec-06 | 35 comments
  46. 13 of the most beautiful celebrity kids
    there sure are some adorable little hollywood kids out there (and there sure are some not-so-adorable ones…(ahem….Ryder Robinson…James Broderick…Sam Sheen) perhaps a thursday thirteen for next week? or perhaps a little too mean? hmm…will have to think on that. while i’m thinking, you can check out 13 celebrity children that I think are delicious. 1. Kaia Gerber [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 30-Nov-06 | 40 comments
  47. 13 of the hottest female celebrities
    well, last week you got the pleasure (and oh, yes, it certainly was pleasurable. is it getting hot in here?) of checking out the hottest male celebs…so it’s only natural that this week we’d do the top 13 females. so…here they are…in no particular order… 1. Jessica Alba 2. Natalie Portman 3. Jessica Biel 4. Vanessa Marcil 5. Sienna Miller 6. Kate [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 22-Nov-06 | 28 comments
  48. 13 of the hottest male celebrities
    Haley-o and I are always discussing how we have VERY different taste in men. she’s more of a Nick Newman type, while i fancy myself a JT Halstrom type. unless you watch Y&R, this will mean nothing to you. so, to put it bluntly, i’m more inclined to like the pretty-boy, and not the manly-man. While she [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 16-Nov-06 | 50 comments
  49. 13 of my favorite eternal questions…
    you’ve heard them before…certainly if you’ve ever read a high school yearbook (and i know high school yearbooks..i was the editor of mine. i even went to yearbook camp. no, i’m not joking. and yes, i’m slightly embarrassed about it). you know what they are…those unanswered questions…like the one about the tree…if a tree falls [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 09-Nov-06 | 37 comments
  50. 13 of the most over-exposed celebrities
    you know who they are. you see them on the news, on the covers of magazines, on tv….and you wish you hadn’t. you wish they would just GO AWAY. Their 15 minutes are long, long over. 1. Kevin Federline 2. Tom Cruise 3. Madonna 4. Dr. Phil 5. Russell Crowe 6. Rachael Ray 7. Paris Hilton ****edited because the first was a fake…thanks, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 02-Nov-06 | 49 comments
  51. 13 of my favorite “famous-ish” paintings
    I love art. love it. i guess you can say i come by it honestly. both my mom’s house and my dad’s house are literally wallpapered floor-to-ceiling in artwork. i thought for my thursday thirteen this week, i’d do thirteen of my favorite paintings. i could sit here all day and list you about 150, [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 26-Oct-06 | 57 comments
  52. 13 of the BEST movie couples ever!
    a while back i did 13 of my favorite tv couples, so today i bring you its sequel, 13 of the best movie couples. this was much harder, since the pool of choices was much bigger. so here are thirteen, but i assure you, there are many, many more. 1. William and Viola – Shakespeare in [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 19-Oct-06 | 30 comments
  53. 13 shows i loved to watch in the 80’s
    i could probably name you about 246 (anyone know why that number is significant???) tv shows i used to watch as a kid, but these, by far, are my favorites. 1. Who’s the Boss 2. Silver Spoons 3. Growing Pains 4. Different Strokes 5. Three’s Company 6. Family Ties 7. Golden Girls 8. Head of the Class 9. My Two Dads 10. Punky Brewster 11. Facts [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 12-Oct-06 | 131 comments
  54. 13 ones to watch
    I love movies. I love movies of all kinds. I like dramas. and comedies. and foreign films. and horrors. and docementaries. and indies. love the indies. today i thought i’d do my thursday thirteen on my favorite lesser-known actors. the ones that show up in the low budget, film festival-y type movies and sometimes creep [...]
    Filed in The Celebs, The Thursday Thirteen | 05-Oct-06 | 121 comments
  55. 13 Movies I’m Embarrassed to NOT have seen
    not in any order: 1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Nicholson’s first Oscar win. and i missed it. i can’t believe it. and he can sell crazy like no one’s business. 2. Superman the Christopher Reeve version. not the crap that’s out now. 3. Kramer vs Kramer – it’s Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. need i [...]
    Filed in The Thursday Thirteen | 27-Sep-06 | 58 comments
  56. 13 of the most NECESSARY baby products
    So, last week I did the 13 most unnecessary baby products. Today i bring you my 13 all-time most fantabulous can’t-live-without products. I’m such a baby gear whore. 1. The MAM paci and the MAM paci clip. 2. Exersaucer. hours and hours of entertainment. which means a shower for mommy. and possibly even a blow dry! 3. The Bouncy [...]
    Filed in The Baby, The Meme, The Thursday Thirteen | 21-Sep-06 | 79 comments