awkward family photos

many people have put this on their blog and/or emailed it to me, so there is a good chance that you have already seen it. but i came across it again today and spent way too long looking at the pictures. the site is very addicting. either because the pictures are just so ridiculous that you cant help but stare and laugh, or because the photo looks a little too similar to a photo you have taken in the past. granted, not nearly as awkward, but we all were in high school once. so enjoy, if you havnt already. and if you have, its probably time to go back:

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

also, another site i get stuck on for far too long. i think i love onion articles because they are often so short and sometimes so spot on or capture a person's thinking so well. in this case, teengers:

Mom Really Funny Today

KENSINGTON, MD—Local teens James Ripley, 17, and David Ripley, 14, expressed surprise today when their mother, 47-year-old Cynthia Ripley legitimately made them laugh on several occasions within a 24-hour span. "I didn't know Mom could be funny." said James, who described his mother's usual attempts at humor as "not funny." "When she was on the phone with Aunt Linda [Generro], she was making all these hilarious 'I'm crazy' faces, and when Dad dropped the remote she was like 'smooth move, George Clooney.' She was really funny." The matriarch's comedic run will reportedly end during dinner, when she picks up the salad tongs and pretends to play them like a guitar.