what the hell Friday: my thunder has been stolen

So, since yesterday was a snow day and I have been essentially trapped in my home with a feverish 3 year-old this week, I made a break for it and went to Target.  What a great idea that was.  Apparently everyone was thinking the same thing. 

After getting tissue paper and tape, my Frizz Ease Secret Weapon (love that stuff), and milk, I made my way to the scrapbooking aisle as I always do.  I can spot anything new on that aisle because I'm like a scrapbook hawk looking for prey.  On first glance I saw nothing new, until some funky rub-ons caught my eye. 

Y'all, someone needs to call the po-lice 'cause my thunder has been stolen.  Some scrapbook company (I've already forgotten the name) has taken MY catchphrases and turned them into rub-ons.  What the hell?  Oh, I'm sure that will be on the next series of rub-ons!  Damn.  I say shut up! all the time. I've said it for years and I say it to everyone, it's like saying "oh, really?" or the equivalent, but with more chutzpah.  This blew my little mind.  I stood in the scrapbook aisle dumbfounded.  This has to be the second or third time in the past month that I've thought, "ooo — I should make that a product!" only to find out it already exists in the retail market.  As a conspiracy theorist, I'm sure either my van is bugged (b/c that's where I do most of my thinking outloud) or my iPhone is being tapped and someone is getting all of the fantabulous ideas I tell my friends. 
 

So, if that weren't enough, I start flipping throught the little pad and find oh snap!, seriously, boo yah! and fo shizzle!  What the hell?  I am really the only person I know who uses all of those phrases on a regular basis and I KNOW I'm the only 34 year-old white chick who uses boo-yah! and fo shizzle in public.  This is when I thought about calling the management over, but I knew that wouldn't help.  So, I documented my findings and bought the rub-on pad for evidence.  I plan on calling my tv boyfriend, Anderson Cooper, to get CNN on this story, 'cause I'm sure this is right up there with the recession, the auto bailout, and Linens and Things and  KB Toys closing (and yes, for those of you in the know, my maiden name started with a B, hence Kerrybee, and when I was a kid I thought the store was named for me, made sense when I was 6).  I would say I should start my own scrapbooking news program on the web, but I'm sure someone would take that idea, too.  If the rub-on pad would have had for realz, whatev, and no big — I would have called somebody.  Maybe someone's stealing my identity.  Ha.  I've got news for them, it ain't worth stealing. 

 
So, on another note, Target now has little painted canvas plaques you can totally make yourself for maybe $4.  I found one that may be my motto for 2009, c'est la vie.  I don't know why I decided to make a self-portrait because as you know I'm not one to turn the camera around.  Just kind of fitting today.  And if I'm ever arrested, maybe they'll let me use this as my mugshot.  And my expression goes with the expression, if you know what I mean.  Yes, I'm wearing a ScrapFest! shirt.  Y'all have a nice weekend.  I'm hoping to get some rest and do something fun.  You do the same.