Do you smell that? Sniff. Sniff. It smells like the weekend! That can only mean one thing... WTF Friday! That's right, it's time for the the post series designed to help you start your weekend on the lighter side of life. WTF Friday was started last year after falling in love with a newspaper section in an Australian newspaper. The section was called Weird, True, Freaky, and the stories usually left you saying "WTF Mate?"
A lot of thought and research go into the WTF Friday posts. Sometimes I have to really search for something that makes us here at the Unscripted house burst into laughter. Other times, the news anchors of the world do the work for me.
It's really hard to follow that up with anything. Have a GREAT weekend and remember to live on the lighter side of life this weekend!
It's that time of year again... marching season. It marks the end of summer for high school students around the country, as well as, their instructors and band director. For those of you who don't know me in real life or haven't been around Unscripted Life long enough to feel like you know me, I spend my summer vacation on the marching band field as a color guard instructor.
The marching band season begins with summer band. If you were never a member of the marching band, it's hard to fully explain the experience. It's a lot of work, usually done in the hot, hot sun. As hard and sometimes miserable as it seems, I don't know a single band member who didn't enjoy every hot, sweaty, sleepless night.
Next week I hope to bring you a little taste of band camp. I don't know if I'll have enough Internet access to post here on UnscriptedLife, so follow my twitter feed for the full experience. In honor of WTF Friday, I just had to bring you some marching band humor.
I want to start with a video that teaches a good lesson: Never mess with the marching band:
No two marching bands are alike, but there is one common thread that binds us all together: we never miss an opportunity to have fun!
Welcome to WTF Friday, the post intended to help you loosen up a bit after your stressful week. That's right, the weekend is here and at the Unscripted house we strive to spend our weekend on the lighter side of life. So kick back, relax, and lighten up! Here's today's WTF Friday post, just for you!
I don't know if it's the changing weather or all the changing zip codes I've been through, but it looks like June is going out like a pandemic for the Unscripted family.
Speedy and I came down with a quite stuffed up, scratchy, down right annoying bug. He seems to be kicking it much faster than I am, but either way it hasn't kept us from finding some fun things to do indoors.
All this sick-induced craziness creativity made me think of someone who knows how to make the most of his own sickness. Around the interweb, he's known as The Fully Sick Rapper, but here at the Unscripted house he's seen as a true example of making the most of your current situation. A real Unscripted inspiration!
Here's to you Fully Sick Rapper, this week's WTF Friday feature!
Today was an important day in the Unscripted household. We opened our hearts to a new furry friend. He's a golden retriever, Speedy appropriately named "Rocket the Wonder Pup." There will definitely be lots of photos coming soon, as well as a post about what I've learned since saying goodbye to my little girl Lexi, but I wanted to dedicate today's WTF find to our new furry pal, Rocket.
Speedy and I found this video on Stumble Upon. It's so fitting for a post dedicated to a dog, because I think this gives the perfect insight into a dog's mind.
It's Friday, May 13th. That's right Friday the 13th. If you are superstitious, this was totally not your day! But no fear, it's almost over.
Since I was a little girl, I've heard about the mystery and overall bad, sometimes tragic, luck of Friday the 13th. And every year I wonder - why is Friday the 13th any different from Friday the 9th or Friday the 23rd?
My first run-in with the date was renting the original movie from 1980 with the title Friday the 13th, but I can't imagine the title was a coincidence or invented the lore of this day:
Victor Miller was playing Pac-Man in Ron Kurz's basement. He was 200 points from beating his all-time high score. As he jolted the joystick left and up, guiding the yellow, chomping hero through the maze and away from Blinky, Pinky and Clyde, the two friends came up with the perfect plot for a horror movie.
"Ron, this is going to be great!" Victor said, looking away from the screen only long enough to make eye contact. "But what should we call it? We need something catchy."
Silence filled the room. Moments later, both men turned their heads toward the calendar. The date read Friday 13.
"That'll do," they said in unison.
Um... like I said, probably not a coincidence.
So for today's WTF Friday post, which is ironically being written on a dark and scary night complete with a booming thunderstorm, I thought I'd share a little about Friday the 13th that you may not know.
The fear of Friday the 13th is known as "paraskevidekatriaphobia" and "friggatriskaidekaphobia." Both terms mean an irrational fear of Friday the 13th. There is no popular phobia of Friday, but there is a phobia of the number 13 in general known as "triskaidekaphobia."
There are a lot of theories of the origin of this mysterious day.
Some credit it to the Bible, Friday being unlucky because it's scriptural day Jesus was crucified on and 13 being unlucky because that's how many people were sitting at the table during the last supper.
Another theory comes from Norse mythology. Legend says the goddess Frigga was banished after the Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity. Mythology says Frigga met with 11 witches and the devil every Friday to plan the following week's evil deeds. Frigga, the 11 witches and the devli brings the total number of people at the meeting to 13.
Still others credit the superstitious date to the legendary Knights Templar. King Philip ordered all the knights to be arrested for heresy on Friday, October 13, 1307. This theory made into the plot of DaVinci Code.
Regardless of how it started, a fortune has been made on the Friday the 13th movies. Here's an exclusive interview with Jason, the star of the film. Maybe he will have more insight on the origins of this unlucky day:
What exactly is UnscriptedLife? In a nutshell... it's my life. You see, I stopped trying to plan out my destiny a few years ago. And I have to be honest, I couldn't be happier with the results. I'm living life to the fullest and enjoying the things I want out of life, instead of focusing on what those around me think should be important. I'm a mother, rocker, dare devil, social media strategist, clutz, artist, writer, 80's child, faithful believer, overly inspired... I think you get the point. But living an unscripted, un-overly planned out life did not come easy. I'm also a control freak. So, I had to surround myself with the things on this site - lots of humor, inspiration around every corner and opportunities to give others time in the spotlight they so deserve. So have fun here. I hope I can inspire you to stop planning life and just start living it.
