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As a blogger, I get to see the search terms people type into Google before finding their way here. Every month, right at the top of the list it’s always “what color season am i." I get it. If you want to look good it's something you need to know. What I don't understand is the search term that always takes second place:

big time rush heights

That’s right. Legions of people come here wanting to know how tall the members in that boy band are, and Kendall, James, Logan, and Carlos are all included on my page, How Tall is Your Celebrity Crush?

I wanted to do something to thank these people Yep. I'm a giver. At the same time I had a strong desire to totally goof off. What's a woman to do? I decided to download head shots of all four members of the band. Then I uploaded them at morphthing.com. and morphed them into various combos. Here's the silly slideshow that resulted:

Now I couldn't just ignore fans of other celebrities. Take the Twilight folks. They need love, too. So I went ahead and morphed Rob Pattison and Taylor Lautner. Not a bad combination.
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Rob Pattison and Taylor Lautner
And of course, I can't for get the Beliebers out there. Here's Justin Bieber morphed with Selena Gomez.
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Justln Bieber and Selena Gomez
Moms also drop in quite a bit. For them I morphed Brad Pitt with George Clooney.
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Brad Pitt and George Clooney
And for the guys, I found the Megan Fox/Jessica Alba mash up quite appealing.
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Megan Fox and Jessica Alba
Since President's Day is coming up, I uploaded pictures of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and morphed them, too.
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George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
And finally, just because I could, I morphed Kim Kardashian with Gollum from The Lord of the Rings:
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Kim Kardashian and Gollum
As for the combo at the top? It's Madonna and Lady Gaga. Did you get that right? If so, treat yourself to a lollipop and a big 'ole bag of Cheetos.

Ciao!
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Photo credits:
All celebrity photos except Big Time Rush's are from morphthing.com

Photo credits for original Big Time Rush photos:
Kendall Schmidt     
James Maslow       
Logan Henderson   
Carlos Pena, Jr.   
 
 
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For those that haven’t heard, I sprained my ankle on Black Friday. I’ve been on the couch for five days straight. It hasn’t been much fun, but I did learn a few  things that I thought I might share with you now:

 1. If I stay completely still and don’t utter a sound, I can actually hear my butt spreading. Seriously.

2. There IS a limit to the amount of HGTV a middle-aged mom can watch in one sitting. Who knew?

3. While we’re on the topic of television, The Kardashians have absolutely no business being on the air. The insanity that is their lives is like “I Love Lucy” without laughter or lovable characters. And, yes, Kris Humphries is a bit of a dick, but I would have run out of that New York apartment faster than an oil-soaked Slip n’ Slide if I had to deal with the kind of crap he did. 

4. If you have to crawl on your knees in the kitchen, avoid suicidal Froot Loops that jump from the box onto the floor without provocation. They leave a goofy, though pleasantly colorful, stain on your knees when crushed.

5. Ever hear of the classic romance movie, ‘Love Story’? Well, I finally saw it and was surprised to discover that Ali McGraw’s character is quite the wicked witch. That didn’t stop me from bawling like a baby at the end, though. 
 
6. Returning to my butt situation, I forgot how much fun it is to slide down the stairs on my keester. You get a nice massage out of it, too. 

7. Shopping on the internet ain’t so bad and, contrary to popular belief, during the holiday season Amazon does NOT change the pricing of individual items three times a day. They only do it twice. 

8. UPDATE 8/5/2012: The original content of item # 8 has been replaced with a photo of a poster I found in the window of a hair salon in Kirkland, Washington. Is it just me, or does the male model look suspiciously like Taylor Lautner? It's totally freaking me out.

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Is that you, Taylor?
9. There are a lot of funny videos on the web. Here is a hilarious bit with Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt. If you ever think you’re too old or too accomplished to be embarrassed by your mother, think again!
Anyway, that's it for now. Think of me when you use your legs!

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Photo credit for arm fat photo: http://funstoo.blogspot.com/2011/08/awkward-moment-when-your-friends-arm.html
 
 
Okay, so your mom doesn’t get it. But remember, she was once like you. Sure, it was back when being plucked from the sky by a Pterodactyl was a grim possibility, but still. I’ll tell you what - why don’t you just sit back and discover what life was like in the ‘olden days’. It may not help your mom understand you, but maybe you’ll be able to understand her. So here, for your edification, is my first installment of …
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BACK IN THE DAY
 Teen Idols: The Eight Pack vs. The Eight Track

Back in November, some friends and I went to see the latest Twilight movie, “New Moon,” at 11 a.m. on a Friday afternoon. As you may have guessed, there weren’t a lot of teenagers in the crowd. Instead, there were mostly moms like us who shared a love for the vampire series. Imagine my horror when half the middle-aged audience shrieked in delight when Taylor Lautner (a.k.a. Jacob) took off his shirt. Can we give a collective ‘ew’? I’m not saying the guy isn’t hot. He is beefcake at its finest. But jeez, he just turned eighteen!

Anyway, as we were leaving after the movie, my friends and I discussed the movie’s plot, some key scenes and, of course, Jacob’s abs. “Man,” one said. “He didn’t have a six-pack, he had an eight-pack!” Then another said, “When we were growing up, we never had teen idols like that.”

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And we didn’t. Oh, boy, we didn’t. And I have to say I’m a little jealous. Look at the picture below. This was my teen idol growing up, Shaun Cassidy. I loved playing his 8-track tapes (were talking way before IPods, sweeties) and didn’t miss one episode of ‘The Hardy Boys’ on TV. As a matter of fact, one of my darkest moments involved a pink satin baseball jacket with his image silk screened on the back. My mom said I couldn’t have it, and it was so beautifully displayed on the Sears mannequin, too. Tragic.

 

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Now in typical teen idol fashion, the guy was gorgeous - no denying that. But his bod was so skinny you could thread a needle with him. There were others like him, too. Leif Garrett, Scott Baio, and Andy Gibb to name a few. All of them had dreamy eyes, fabulous hair, and chests as flat as Brownie Girl Scouts. 

What does this mean? I’m not really sure. But if you catch your mom gaping at a magazine spread of Taylor (Eight-Pack) Lautner while she’s in the check out aisle at the Piggly Wiggly, have pity. If, however, she squeals when he takes his shirt off in a movie, you have my permission to disown her.