Looks like everybody has a great time when you visit!

Got to get me some of those wings!

Loving the wings!

I have some of your electronic mojo - a former coworker used to call it my "fecal touch."

I love that you are now pimping wheelchairs. My poor Ollie had to have eye surgery today. I think int he last two months I have financed an entire wing at the vet clinic. It should be named after me!

Laurie, I wanted to recommend a novel to you that's coming out soon. It's called "The Knitting Circle" by Ann Hood, and it's about a woman that starts knitting after she goes through a devastating life experience. I totally thought of you when I read the review for it!

As well, have you heard of the Sweet Potato Queen? I think you've (maybe unknowingly) quoted the Queen before. Anyway, there's the 'Sweet Potato Queen's First Big-Ass Novel" being published soon, too.

Lots of love from your Lovely Lady Librarian Friend here in the Inland Empire!

oh my god, i'm almost first!

i should go read the post now ;)

Love the wings. Those are some pimped out rides! You should try going in dressed as a 70's pimp.

Henry should totally know by now that you can't win a staredown with a cat. :) If I ever have to place a loved one in a convalescent community, I will go way yonder out of my way to find one that is ruled by a cat! Most of my loved ones would appreciate such an effort. So would I, if any of my loved ones are listening.

Also, the wheelchair wings are so adorable!

Also also, I am about 15 years behind the times in my Coolness Factor. Word up!

The wings are truly inspired. I feel good knowing that someone out there has a pimped out wheelchair.

Thanks for the great pics to brighten my day. My kitty has been missing since Saturday and I'm so afraid that she's not going to come back. She's never been outside for more than 12 hours at a stretch (and that happened only twice)

Please. The cat *always* wins. Especially if she is both orange and black. (The white or absence thereof doesn't matter.)

My son has to get a new wheelchair. (His PT says so, and the wheelchair company rep for some odd reason agrees.) Would you be our wheelchair fashion consultant?

I have not owned a hair dryer in... I'm not sure I've ever owned one. I do my stylin' American Gothic 'do, and I'm set to go.

Laurie, that kitty is so cute! Love the wings!

Great pics. I'm sure that the gang has a great time when you come to visit. Your Mom is a ham too!

I was hoping you had managed to get wings on the kitty, too. I am sure she would have loved that! :)

I've got a 27-inch TV that could use retirement because, you know, Xbox really needs 40" or more. But can't justify making the change while the old TV is still workin' fine. You coming to upstate NY any time soon?

Love the wings on the chairs. The residents must adore you! (We all do!)

It is touching to see the positive impact you have on so many people. Your family is adorable, as are all of the other people with wings! And that kitty is adorable!

Great pictures! Your mom looks like an absolute hoot, I could hang with her! Your grandmother looks great as well. It looks like fun was had by all!

To Laura of the lost kitty... Prayers to the goddess Bast are being sent. If your baby doesn't come home to you, know that she was needed to rule elsewhere. Though that knowledge doesn't stop the tears, I know...

I don't have any electronic devices that need your touch, but how do you do with people? I would like to send one or two your way and maybe you could make them "break down" and leave me alone! Let me know if you think you've got it in ya.

Oh my gosh, the wings are adorable!! I bet you made those peoples' day. And I adore the kitty photos.

I have the power too! My special powers include blowing all the circuit breakers in my house all the time and any hair and makeup trailer I work in. And also? Lightbulbs. And watches. It's a gift, really.

How fun was your weekend pimping your O.G.'s (original grannie) ride. Cute!

It's a good thing that power doesn't extend to people or animals. That would suck.
Maybe it's the universe telling you that you should go au naturel with your hair for a while...?

You are so funny, I often wonder why we don't hang out, and then I remember: you live in LA. I live in VA. According to MapQuest, that's 2613.26 miles. 38 hours of driving, the almighty MapQuest assures me. A bit much for a drop-in "whassup," which is a shame.

The scary old-person mask in your photos reminds me of Grandpa in the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," which was on Fuse last night, which I watched half of. And then wanted to puke afterwards.

Anyway--thanks as always for the laugh! I know your grandma & your other hapless winged victims loved having you there! ;-)

How cute and fun! And holler! (southerner here). Please come lay hands on my fridge. But only after I've eaten the contents of the freezer. I just went grocery shopping yesterday, after all. Oh, and my dishwasher. Fridge and dishwasher are both 20 years old and feeling their age.

And my cell phone, which is now 5.5 years old. (Didn't think they'd last that long, did ya?)

You are too damm cute - wings...I LOVE IT!!

Way to pimp those rides, beeyyaaatch!!

You family looks like so much fun. Will you adopt me?

Ya know, I was just thinking about this the other day as I was blow-drying the paint on a pumpkin dry (I'm a die-hard carver, except when I've got a 6 year old, and a dinner table on carpet). The only reason I own a blow dryer in the first place is because my first appartment didn't have a self defrosting freezer.
I've got a POWER too. I have the POWER to assemble anything, provided it's not missing any parts...
The folks at the nursing home must just love you. I used to work at one, and I had to go to a hospital instead. Working 8 hours a day in a place that ends up being so sad just drained me. I can go there now a couple of times a month and do things now.

Those wings are so cute! And so is the cat! Great pics, as always. I do have a fridge I need you to lay hands on. I don't know how old it is but it drives me nuts! I can get a new one from my apartment manager if it dies!

Laurie,
There is a special place in heaven and a bejeweled crown for people like you who are able to go to convelescent hospitals and create cheer and merriment. The world is a much nicer place because of you.

Does Kitty have a name?

And, word to your mother....I used to work (intern) at Power 106 back in the days of yore. Did you know that back in the early 80's that station was K-WEST and had a rock and roll format? It was more fun than a barrel full of monkeys and I was greatly saddened when they changed format and let the entire staff go.

Dear Laurie - thank you for the wonderful pictures of you, family, staff, and Ms. Cat. Now I can see that you have a great family background of personal expression, caring and sharing. My father was 'relegated' to a 'senior center' by another member of family who had power of attorney. Although she did her best, she did not allow any visitors other than those on her "acceptable" list. Well, that left my Dad in a situation that was lonely because it cut him off from anyone she deemed unacceptable,(many of his old buddies). And so, it's great to see a family working together, having fun. Thanks again.

in addition, if anyone needs batteries permanently run down or their compasses to stop working, I can help out in that department. it's a special gift.

Auntie, it may be time to cut back on the coffee. Just sayin'...

Love the wings and your momma. She's such a good sport.

Btw, I've got that power, too, but with men. o.0

Laurie: Whatever you do, do NOT come to my house and touch my TV no matter WHAT my husband promises you. (He's got no money and the sex is well...well nevermind that, just stay away!) That little bugger thinks he's getting a plasma when ours dies, and I SWEAR he's plotting it's demise as we SPEAK!

Laurie here is a HOLLER from Texas!

you are the bombdiggity!

I have similar destructive powers. All I have to do is water an indoor plant once and it's fate is sealed. Death occurs within days. If only we could use our powers for good instead of evil.

I love all the pictures....you are so wonderful to cheer up all those people at the home. Do they know that you share them with us??

It's the gnomes.

Omg. If my g-ma is ever in a wheelchair, I am so putting wings on her. :)

You just rock is all, bringing joy to your minions all over the web wide world and then knocking over the home homies. Really, kick ass!

Yo, check it out y'all, it's Crazy Aunt Exhibit, spreading the pimpin' action all over the country - one convalescent home at a time...

Too cool - I'm sure they all love having you around Laurie!

And as for your special power...I think my brother has that...only it only works on things that don't belong to him. Believe me - I let him borrow my camera once. And my car once. (Most things - once is enough.)

Kitty is SO CUTE! How awesome is it that the nursing home place lets kitty STAY?! And by the way, can you go down to San Diego and pimp MY grandma's wheels? :)

I have no electronics that I would like to get rid of, but could you please come over and fry my carpet? Maybe THEN, my husband will FINALLY replace it with the wood floors that I have been asking for, for 3 years... This is 4 motorcycles, one '69 mustang and a boat ago. So, I tried flooding the upstairs last week by falling asleep, while the tub filled, and it overflowed and I thought it ruined the carpet, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. All you have to do is live with the carpet suspended from the vents in the master bathroom and industrial fans running for 3 days to dry out the carpet, pad and subfloor. Easy peasy... yeah, right... I'm still p*ssed!

BTW.... you could stay in my yarn room, if you decide to visit AZ... it's nice this time of year!

Oh, I SO have that electronic mojo. My kids still laugh hysterically whenever I a) blow a fuse while drying my hair (um, like, every time), or b) the hair dryer spontaneously explodes while I'm drying my hair.

I'm on my third blow dryer this year.

I really want a new computer, but this piece of junk I bought years ago just won't die. Please help, Laurie.

Can you please come and lay hands on my fridge providing a miracle of destruction? I want a new fridge, but nothing is really wrong with this one.

The touch of death for electronics is no joke. My ex-husband has it. I think it goes along with being evil, in his case.
But I'm sure you aren't evil.

Dude, I want a new vacuum cleaner and alsotoo I never EVER use my hair dryer or curling iron and can't throw them out because they WORK, so if you're coming to Canada, let me know. You can come over and touch my stuff.

Um, so to speak.

There will also be wine.

"It's gettin', it's gettin', it's gettin' kind of hectic..."

Sorry. After reading the end of the text before getting to the pictures, I suddenly had that song stuck in my head. I wonder whose fault that is?

My mother apparently also has some weird power over electrical appliances. She just called over the weekend to say that she has killed her curling iron and could I send her another one. Maybe it's something about Cancers with certain planetary alignments. Me? I heal electrical appliances.

Love the photos. Especially the pimped out wheelchairs. MTV should so hire you.

The electric wheelchairs are cool, but, um, eek? I hope you didn't touch them too much during your visit!

I have had the same hair dryer for about 8 years. And I use it almost daily.

Uh, yeah, that electrical thing? I'm with you on that, only add that if you need someone to test or locate an electric fence in a manner that both provides hilarity of the sort that makes one wet themselves and a hint of frightened, evil kineevil sort of stuntage that makes the general public concerned for your welfare if left alone too much!

Did you know that currently one of the ads in the margin of your site is for a Special Series on CNN Headline News called "PORN: America's Addiction." I just found that somewhat amusing. Given your fondness for the word. Not the genre.

My power of destruction lies in my voice. Any service rep that I call, that depends on a computer to process my order/service request/look up info/or whatever, will immediatly be rendered useless. All computers come to a screeching halt when I call anyone. I'm sure it has something to do with an electro-magnetic field that I create around my phone lines.

Love the pics - thanks for sharing!

kmo

Too bad you weren't around when I needed my old vacuum cleaner to die. Short of throwing it over the banister rail and letting it die that way, the husband said no, it had to die naturally. I helped the thing along as much as I could. I wanted the Hoover v-twin power bagless at the time. When the old one finally started to belch black smoke, I knew I had won! I have my Hoover and do you know that thing really sucks up the pet hair. It doesn't lose suction either and it was cheaper than the dyson. So you can say I am a Hoover riding girl!

I have a dishwasher that needs to die so that I can get a new one before the warrenty runs out. Come on over - I'll make cookies!
I work for Hospice and spend a lot of time in nursing homes... my company said we could dress up for Halloween if we wanted to but no political or "sexy" costumes. And no Grim Reapers. How screwed up would that be?

Late, but...
could you please fry my iPod? It's really great, it's just not *quite* as cool as the newer ones. Thanks.

Oh and my car. Less than 70k miles, works great, but 12 years old and sat in uncovered parking every day and has been in a couple of minor fenderbenders and the paint is peeling and the sunroof leaks... in short, it has got some serious aesthetic issues, but I can't possibly justify getting a new one as long as it is working well. (Then again, I think it is about 6 months and 2000 miles overdue for an oil change, so I may be taking care of this on my own. Normally most electronics and some mechanical things like me, but they don't like neglect.)

Please explain to me why you're not writing for Letterman or some zany sitcom. You are obviously wasted on that boring serious job you have now! You always have me Laughing Until I Cry.