We Shatted Ourselves

A few Saturdays ago, I popped by Lisa's fiance's apartment for the 2nd annual "Shat Attack". What is "Shat Attack", you may ask? It's a day-long extravangza on the anniversary of the birth of Mr. William Shatner. Oh...Oh yea. That's right.

Seeing as this was my first Shat Attack, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. What does one do on William Shatner's birthday? Well, while I was only there for the afternoon, quite a bit happened. Let me show you.

First off, the apartment was very well-decorated for the occassion...even with it's own (framed) poster!

Nothing less for this behemoth of a man.

One of the things we did was play an entirely Shatner-themed version of Cranium...which was dubbed "Crane-ium" after Denny Crane, Shatner's character on Boston Legal. Lisa's fiance, Brad, spent many late nights preparing this game. I mean, you gotta admit, this board is impressive.

Brad briefly explains the rules of the game.

There was a component to the game where you had to watch clips of various Shatner things and answer questions on them. We got to watch this lovely little diddy of a young Shatner in a very blue shirt singing a song from Camelot.

And, of course, any game of Cranium (or Crane-ium) involves drawing. For one doodle, I was told to sketch "a preacher who's lost his faith", based on at least 2 characters that Shatner's played in various things.

Oh, and we watched Incubus, which I've been dying to see for years...not only because it features a young (and reasonably attractive) pre-Star Trek Shatner, but it's also entirely in ESPERANTO! Actually, if you catch the latest issue of The Believer, there's a pretty good article on it. Also, there's a really weird bit at the end with a goat. You'd have to see it.

Oh, and did I mention that there were party hats? Oh yea. There were hats. Here's the lovely Lisa modeling her (pink) party hat. With Shatner's face on it.

And we ate pudding, in tribute to this popular Youtube clip of Shatner eating pudding.

And that, my peeps, is how you pay tribute to Mr. William Shatner on his birthday. I decided to exclude the "Shat-charades" pictures, just because that seemed like the kind thing to do. I could only come for the afternoon, but I know that the shindig raged on into the wee hours of the night. Maybe next I will be able to stay later for more Shat-nanigans.

Things That Happened At Work Today

Today is my birthday today. The only two people at the office who knew about it were out, and I decided not to tell anyone else because it just seemed awkward. But my birthday this year, much of it spent at the office, was full of many exciting events.

-Made white ambrosia tea (delicious!) from the Tea Forte stuff that Kristen gave me last week.
-Went to the bathroom only to discover not just a run, but a HUGE RIP in my pantyhose. I decided to ignore it for a bit, since my skirt covered most of it.
-Went to the bathroom again to discover HUGE rip on the other leg of my pantyhose. Again skirt covered most of it, so ignored.
-Sat down at desk, notice many more runs in hose, now extending well beyond skirt hem. Decide it is time to just ditch the pantyhose, as they are now embarassingly all ripped up.
-In the process of sitting on toilet, taking off pantyhose, I refuse to pay attention to the placement of my skirt. As a result, a good portion of the back of my skirt is now soaked in toilet water.
-I am now pantyhose-less and wearing a damp skirt. Damp with TOILET water. I don't have anything else I can change into. Happy Birthday to me!