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Sooooo I finally got an awesome package from my craftster.org metal swap partner. I sent my package in the beginning of July so I could participate in the MJ swap.  My metal swap package from my partner was almost a month late (minus one day!), but it was pretty rockin’ so, whatever!

I took some pix because that’s part of the deal with swaps — you have to post pix of what you receive. I decided to go all drama queen on the photos to show my appreciation. I took the pix w/ my mac, so some are flipped and some are not (didn’t flip the ones that didn’t need it b/c of words). Anywho. yeah. 

Alexi Laiho towel based on (I’m guessing!) this pic:

what I’ve deemed a Dethpouch (zippy pouch with the Dethklok logo x-stitched on) — so very timely because I JUST bought Dethklok (w/Mastadon/Converge/High on Fire) tix on Friday! They are coming to Des Moines, IA! We hardly ever get anything good (metal-wise). 

Inside the dethpouch. No, there wasn’t any cocaine in there … or Duncan Hills Coffee beans … or BBQ sauce. Just a cool kick-ass pouch. 

Nathan Explosion plushie head.  I’ve got a few ideas where this guy is going to go…. Might have to figure out a way to get him strapped on to my iPod for when I’m running (motivation people!).  We shall see.

Some additional cool stuffs (patch and some beaded safety pins)

AND THE CREME DE LA CREME!

Okay — so I told my partner that I recently had to quit running (I’m nearly a 10-year distance runner… every day… 5-7 miles, this time last year 7-10… marathon last year). Anywho, the only thing that got me through any of my runs when I was able to start running again — and starting from square one again is HARD — was “Are You Dead Yet?” by Children of Bodom.  At one point I was only able to run the duration of the song, which was a feat for me when I hadn’t been able to run for 3 months.  Now I’m back (kind of) — still injured, but working on it, but back up to 3-5 miles a day, which is okay, but COB is what gets me through.

Coolest thing evar — x-stitched Are You Dead Yet? triptych lyrics!

These are getting put right above my desk so I can see them every day when I get done with my workouts (I always plug in the iPod to download my runs to nikeplus.com) … and when I’m sitting here not wanting to work out or run, I’ll be able to see them. YAY MOTIVATION!

All in all, what a great swap!

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Okay. All you crafty peeps who have been following me lately, prepare for my other hobby: METAL.

So last night, while piecing together the hello betty pillow for my friend Adria I was flipping through the channels and came across Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. So of course, I watched it, then remembered how much I loved the Ace Ventura movies AND something really exciting that my boyfriend had told me about a long time ago that I had never investigated.  Cannibal Corpse makes a cameo in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

That’s right.  Jim Carrey=huge death metal fan.  \m/ 

How did I not realize this before? Oh wait, probably because when I was into the Ace Ventura movies I was about 8-10 years old and hadn’t *quite* discovered death metal yet (I was more into my dad’s tunes — The Cars, The Talking Heads, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Queen — at that point).  

Anyway, I decided to investigate last night, and sure enough, there’s a few clips on YouTube…including a deleted scene in which Jim Carrey SINGS for CC.  Freaking sweet.

Oooh also, I forgot to mention… for those of you unfamiliar with CC, the lead singer is George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher.  AND those of you who aren’t fans, but ARE fans of Metalocalypse, the lead singer of Dethklok, Nathan Explosion, is based loosely on George … AND George makes a guest voice appearance on the show.  OK. Enough metal nerdery.

Without further ado… here it is. Seriously — non-metal fans, this is pretty funny…so you have to watch it!  Sorry — I’m not as into CC as I let on… so I’m not sure which song exactly it is. I only know a few songs by name.  

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