Archive for January, 2006

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Saturday, January 7th, 2006

I used to do quite a lot of memes, but then someone got the idea that you should be tagged by someone before you do a meme. I don’t really understand why- memes are a great way to get into the head of a blogger, IMO.

Busy Mom did us all the favor of tagging EVERYONE (in the sense that you, you, you, and you means EVERYONE) so yay, a meme I don’t have to step on toes to do!

Four jobs you’ve had in your life: working the snack bar at a local swim club, customer service manager for a home improvement center (you know, one of those Home Depot precursors), store manager for a local record shop (yes, we sold El Peas), & Customer Retainment Specialist for a cellular phone service (when people called to cancel because their service sucked it was my job to convince them it didn’t suck and they should stay with us. This was back in the day when all cell service did in fact suck.)

Four movies you could watch over and over: I’d have to include Animal House, anything by Monty Python, anything by Christopher Guest (including This is Spinal Tap) and Office Space. Obviously if it doesn’t make me laugh I really don’t need to see it again, no matter how good it is.

Four TV shows you love to watch: Desperate Housewives, The West Wing, Arrested Development, and Law & Order - Criminal Intent (that’s my current fave L&O but I like them all.) If I could add a fifth it would totally be Best Week Ever!

Four places you’ve been on vacation: LBI, Los Angeles, Niagara Falls, and WDW.

Four websites you visit daily: Common Ground, Yahoo, Boing Boing and anything new off the blogroll.

Four of your favorite foods: Brownies (see this post), pad thai, chicken parmesan, & grilled salmon.

Four places you’d rather be: Walt Disney World, a warm beach, the Whitney or MOMA in NYC, in my finished addition.

Four albums you can’t live without: Bruce Springsteen The Rising & Born to Run, Beatles White Album, and Neil Young Greatest Hits.

Four people you’d tag to play this game: Bluegrass Mama, Lisa, YarnMom and EVERYBODY ELSE!

WDW Half Marathon

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

Congratulations to my friends the jocks who walked the WDW Half Marathon this morning. I’m beyond impressed at what you’ve all accomplished- I may have to actually unfold the treadmill this week and get my ass moving!

Yay Coastalwader!
Yay Trixy!
Yay pixie chick!
Yay EpcotBill!
Yay ceebee!
Yay swandiverpatt!
Yay Moley!

And thanks for the reporting job Miss Thingie!

Mmm, brownies

Friday, January 6th, 2006

I haven’t made brownies in almost a year- definitely not since I went on the South B**ch diet last winter.

But I ain’t dieting tonight!

Brownies

Party like it’s 1981

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Guess it’s time for a quick update. The NYE party was a BLAST! We ended up bringing Nick along- the 13 year old- but the other 13 year old boys we thought would be there weren’t. Although there were five 12-13 year old GIRLS there. Who were being all girly. Fortunately there was a group of 16 year old boys who let Nick hang with them, so he had a good time.

There was way too much food. There was a chiminea type thing burning out back. There was great music on a mix CD made by my friend’s boyfriend. There were people there I barely know but sometimes that makes it even more fun. It was nice to really party- not sit around and act all proper-like. We danced, we sang, we drank. I even did shots of Jagermeister. I don’t know how I’ve lived this long without doing that, but I guess the punch lowered my resisitance and next thing I know I’m drinking what tastes like Nyquil. OK, now I can say I did that. It was like we were back in high school college.

The kids were avoiding us for some reason. I guess watching people in their 40s party like they’re teenagers is appalling to actual teenagers.

Too funny!

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

While you’re sitting there waiting for me to post something, check out this great blonde joke!