Freaky Flamingo Finds

If you weren't able to make Motor City Comic Con 2017, you missed a great time. But don't worry, you can be super peanut butter and jealous of what I was able to experience at the biggest gathering of pop culture and awesomeness in the land. I ended up going for one day, this past Sunday, to Motor City Comic Con at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi and I was not disappointed. There were tons of celebrities from film and the comic book art world.  I scored some every unique finds and course I am super happy about all the people and vendors I met during the day. Here are a few of the highlights: Of course, the costumes were totally legit, and I was able to meet a few charters from the  501st Legion .   I did a chance to check out the  Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Bots  booth, where you could buy kits to make Crow or Tom Servo. I want one real bad. I'm a huge fan of horror movies and I like teddy bears, so good thing the great people fr...

lifeinmichigan.com I'm not ashamed to tell you that I have been looking forward to this all year. It's Michigan's largest pop-culture event. Full of everything up my alley.  Motor City Comic Con 2017  is this weekend and I can hardly stand it! This year's Motor City Comic Con takes place at the Suburban Collection Showplace on Grand River in Novi and everything starts Friday (5/19) at 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. running through Sunday (5/21) 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The mega fun weekend features over 300 creators, writers, illustrators, and actors who will be available to take pictures and pretty much be weirded out by my ultra geek-tastic questions. Saturday there will be a huge cosplay contest and party at the end of the night, then Sunday is more kid friendly. Along with a few stars from  Weird Science, Guardians of the Galaxy, Arrow, Freaks and Geeks,  and  American Pie , there will be a full-length feature film screening. ...

You have been warned. But look at how awesome these unique to Michigan waterfalls are! **runs to the restroom** As a kid, my parents packed my sister and I to go up to the upper peninsula to check out the majestic waterfalls. I remember being totally impressed by the height and the power of the water. Also, I had to make a ton of pit stops. You ready to dive into this list? You get bonus points if you watch all of the videos and not have to visit the restroom: 5. Miners Falls — Munising Part of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, these falls are wonderful to look at and have about a 40-foot drop going on. 4. Sable Falls — Seney  These falls have an added bonus, a beach! But they also have a ton of stairs to tackle before you are there. 3. Black River Falls — Ishpeming There is so much wilderness to these falls it’s crazy. Tons of trees and you can actually hear the thundering water well before you get there. 2. Laughing Whitefish Falls — Munising Thi...

This dog, is not only a law enforcement K-9, but he loves his officer. According to the  Indiana DNR Law Enforcement  Facebook post on their page, the pup is Kenobi and the Officer Levi Knach were taking photos and the photographer captured this K-9 letting Levi know that he is his favorite human. Here’s what the post says: Say hello to District 2 Officer Levi Knach and his K-9 partner Kenobi. Levi is a dynamic law enforcement officer who brings a sense of calm to chaos with his presence. Levi and Kenobi make a great team and enforce the law with a vengeance. Both of them are entertaining and loaded with knowledge and experience. If you get a chance, book these two for a Public Appearance at your local event…..they are both AWESOME!

Well, isn’t this an interesting turn of events in the Flint Water Crisis. According the a  Reddit  user named ‘Bernie_Beiber’, Flint’s water is getting way better. For marijuana plants: I grow MM and had to quit shortly after the first water switch because all of my plants kept dying. They would lock up with who knows what resulting in nutrient lock-out.  Other attempts in the meantime were all fruitless and the same thing would end up happening each time at various stages of growth.  Decided to start a new batch a month ago and they have never looked healthier before. The only difference is in the water. That tells me lead/heavy metal levels are down. The pH has been steady as well, it comes out of faucet right at 6.7, it varied by up to a few points either way during the interim.  Edit- I’m by Mott Park. I know nothing about growing, especially marijuana, but is it possible that the water is getting better if this plant is responding positively? ...

I just can’t stop looking at Craigslist in Flint, especially the ‘Missed Connections’ area. Usually, when you think of Craigslist, you think of free things or buying furniture on the cheap. How about love? One  Craigslist ‘Missed Connections’ user  wants to find a paramedic that helped them out: I am hoping to locate the paramedic who came to my aid on the night of November 23, 2016. You took me to McLaren and on the way in you told me I was “rocking that hat”. As you said good bye, you said you hoped to see me smile the next time we ran into each other at the local grocery store. Someone call the romance-ulance!

BJ's Bar via Facebook I just can’t get enough of these ‘Missed Connections’ ads on Craigslist Flint. Follow the intrigue and love along with me. Craigslist is so freaking amazing. You can do so many things at once. Sell your couch, buy knock-off Uggs, and find love. Take a look at one  Criagslist user  who was enjoying a night at the world famous BJ’s Bar of Burton, affectionately known for having “dancing sandwiches”, now will be known for possibly love: Cute little waitress at BJ’s Bar. Not sure if will ever see this, but we made eye contact a few times. I hang out and shoot pool once a while. There where only a few people in there tonight….. One can only hope that the “cute little waitress” will be able to figure out who her pool dabbling, knight in shining armor is.

Be still my beating heart! Who knew a Prime Minister could capture the heart of the Internet — and the ladies. I already knew that Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is hot to trot. I mean, I have  extensively researched this subject .  But it seems that recently, I am not the only one who feels this way. There has been numerous posts online. So, let me just lay down a few reasons why you should jump on the JT bandwagon if you haven’t already. Helpful He’s incredibly humble and helpful. You know he didn’t think twice about helping this man down stairs, he just did it. That is Canada Premier Justin Trudeau carrying a man in a wheelchair down the stairs. 🇨🇦 #leaderofthefreeworld pic.twitter.com/S8BVv9QWMR — Gerald Fariñas (@GeraldFarinas) February 21, 2017 Strong   There are not a lot of people that can do this, especially in the political arena! How many pictures have you seen of any of our elected officials busting this mov...

You have to check out Craigslist these days — it’s gone to the dogs! Not sure if you are into trolling Craigslist like me, but have you seen these real ads on Craigslist of dog owners essentially pimping out their pooches?  They are a riot! One  Craigslist user  touts the fact that her dog will make a wonderful mother: Looking to mate my female shizu. With either the same or Pomeranian. If conceives, pick of the litter. She is very sweet and would make a loving mother. She is black and white. Trying to stay in the same color. Another  Craigslist user  is just looking for a boyfriend for her bitch and there are specifications: I’m looking for a boyfriend for my little Maltese, she is a beautiful purebred, AKC, tea cup size dog. I’m looking for a dog that weights no more than 5.5 pounds (My dog is very small, so a bigger dog is not a good idea) Also AKC papers and tear stain free, please. Seriously, I am just beside myself that I have stumbled...

I had no idea there was quite the tiki resort in Holly back in the day. I’m willing to bet you didn’t either. Lets get out our grass skirts and coconut bras to relive the Hawaiian Gardens Tiki Resort in Holly. According to  Critiki , the Hawaiian Gardens Tiki Resort was located on Grange Hall road on the shores of Oahu Lake in Holly and was the place to be. Built in the late 50s, early 60s, this place was decorated with imagery from Hawaii and Polynesian culture: Aside from hotel rooms, the complex had several restaurants and lounges. The Huki Lau Restaurant “tried to capture the true effect of Polynesia,” per the restaurant’s menu. The Polynesian Longhouse had full table service and advertised “individually cooked” meals. The Kahili Room served buffet-style food inside the geodesic dome and was available for private rentals. Waitoma Grotto Lounge had rock walls, and “glow worms” in the ceiling, inspired by a visit to an actual glow worm infested grotto cave in New Zeal...

Want to get completely creeped out? Go to Metamora, apparently. I cannot believe, as a fan of horror movies, that I have not heard of this urban legend that takes place just a few miles from Lapeer. Let’s dive into the story of ‘Crying Baby Bridge’ on Wilder road in Metamora. According to  intotheafterlifeparanormal.com , Metamora is a pretty freaky place with various alleged hunted places. The one we are focusing on is; ‘Crying Baby Bridge’. Here’s what they have to say about the urban legend: It is said that a woman here had her car stall over the bridge. She got out to investigate and when she got back in her car, her child was gone. The child was found drowned in the river below the bridge.   It is said that you can hear a child cry in this spot. Yikes! That is a horrible story. In order for me to try to seek out the specifics around this urban legend I decided to try my first stop and ‘Google’ it. I didn’t find a whole lot of specific informat...

Yes, true love can be found at a Mexican restaurant in Grand Blanc. Maybe. For real, the ‘Missed Connections’ on Craigslist Flint has been on fire lately, with love. This tale comes from a  Craigslist Flint  gentleman user who is looking for his lady of Margaritas who was last spotted at El Potrero Mexican Restaurant on Fenton Road: Saturday my friends and I were at El Potrero eating after work. As we were walking away I left 1/3 of my beer unfinished. Friends were giving me flak for not finishing. You told me you’d of finished it. I’d like to buy you a beer of Margarita or whatever you like. Ay papi! I truly hope this guy find his Margarita Mamacita. Maybe they can share a basket of free chips and salsa while they enjoy beans and rice in many different forms.

Craigslist, the website that just keeps giving. Yes, I cannot get enough of combing Cragslist Flint for some real interesting ads.  Anyone can post just about anything on Criagslist and boy does it show. I came across this ad from a  Cragslist user  that raised a few eyebrows: Ladies. Need a man on a temporary basis? Home repairs, auto diagnosis, purchase management, daily showpiece or personal reasons. Um, what? I was with this guy until he threw down ‘daily showpiece or personal reasons’. I have no idea what ‘purchase management’ means, but I guess this guy could help with managing my funds. Possibly stop me from going to Starbucks and throwing down about $6 for a coffee by slapping it out of my hands, but the other stuff? I don’t know. That’s pretty bold.

The future of journalism looks bright thanks to these young ones. According to a  Washington Post  article, a few journalism students at Pittsburg High School in southeastern Kansas, questioned the new hire of a principal’s degrees/schooling and actually launched an investigation that lead to the principal resigning her position. The students started looking into the university that the new principal, Amy Robertson, claimed she received her doctorate from. The students quickly found out that the university website did not work and they could not find any record of the university being an accredited school. Which resulted in an article  published in the school newspaper  questioning the legitimacy of the new principal. The next night, the new principal resigned. I am very proud of these kids. They actually looked into a very valid issue and put a spotlight on an authority figure that may have fudged her resume to get a job that she was not qualified f...

Michigan might be a little bit more creepy than originally thought. I saw the above meme pop up on my Facebook feed and I realized that I have never heard of the story of the ‘Melon Heads’ of Holland, Michigan. I decided, as a fan of horror and oddities, I must look into this further. According to  Roadtrippers.com , this story may have originated in Saugatuck where there was a family of children that had some deformities that gave them really big heads. As with all horror/scary stories, the family sent these kids off to an asylum in Holland where a sick doctor performed horrible experiments on them. The kids decided to conspire to murder the doctor when news was circulating that the asylum would be closed soon. The rest of the story is that the kids were successful, and ate the doctor while scattering the bones in the forest as they ran away. In the 1970s, it was very popular to talk about ‘melon heads’ in the area of the forest by the Felt Mansion, which was claimed...

It’s getting hot and steamy at the roller rink these days. You gotta’ love Craigslist ‘Missed Connections’. It’s the gift that just keeps me giggling at my desk. I love to scour through all the ads and find you the tasty good ones. Here’s one for you roller disco types, a  craigslist user  is looking for a lady in skates at Rollhaven in Flint during spring break: You were skating with your kids and I was skating with mine, your beautiful, our eyes met many times, hoping there could be something there, maybe meet up for drinks/lunch sometime? Other than the obvious your/you’re misstep in the ad, it’s pretty solid. As a fellow roller skater, I hope these two get together. I’m sure they could really bust out some sweet couples skate moves when they do. I guess only time will tell.

Oops, now I think there might be an opening for sign person after this one. It was brought to my attention in a Lapeer group on Facebook that the Taco Bell sign on M-24 in Lapeer is missing a key letter in their hiring sign. As you can see from the  Facebook post below, according to the sign, Taco Bell is hiring “losers”. Yikes! I’m pretty sure that Taco Bell does not want to hire “losers”, but it is still hilarious. Holly Smith via Facebook

Who knew you could look for love, while getting your hungover nacho game on. This torridity taco affair starts on  Craigslist Flint , and I am so happy I stumbled across this one. You will be too, I promise. According to the “Missed Connections” ad: I was shopping for nacho stuff and margarita stuff. Super hungover and you asked me how I was I said “eh ok” and shrugged. […] Then you showed me to the sour cream isle cause my hungover brain couldn’t work. You are pretty cute but I get awkward trying to hit on guys showing me where the sour cream is. […]  Tell me what I was wearing so I know it’s not a different sour cream guy. This ad is amazing for so many reasons, but the fact that there might be more “sour cream” guys that this person has to narrow them down by asking what the guy was wearing, is hilarious. We’ve all been there. Someone shows us that they are interested in a possible romance, by showing us where the “sour cream” isle is. There’s just...

When I learned that Auto City Speedway in Clio, MI was going to be home to a 'green' festival called the Electric Kanna Karnival, I figured I would go and experience it. You know, for scientific purposes. I'm what you would call '420 friendly'. If you want to partake in cannabis, responsibly, around me, I am very cool with it. I'm familiar, but not completely schooled in everything. I've been to numerous rock shows and various other outdoor events, but I have never experienced an event that catered directly to cannabis culture. I know I am really coming late to the party as medicinal use is legal in Michigan, but better late than never, right? When I got to the gates, I was welcomed by smiling people who were very helpful in finding where to go. I stepped into the area that was gated off and designated for cannabis. I wanted to know what has changed with cannabis since my friends were hawkin' dime bags of 'oregano' back in the day. I wa...