December 2011
23 posts
the kids don't eat and
the kids don’t eat and the dog can’t sleep, there’s no escape from the music in the whole damn street!
pondering big things in life;
pondering big things in life; do other Days fans agree that CARRIE is a bad passive-aggressive sister and Sami’s jealous reactions are ok?
just found out there's a
just found out there’s a DIET Inca Cola…liquid Juicy Fruit with 0g sugar? I’m there!!
and by "telling me" I
and by “telling me” I mean leaning in to me and whispering in my ear.
great company lunch today at
great company lunch today at Maggiano’s, cut to coworker telling me that he’s told another principal that I’m his type. awkwardness…
if you don't start drinkin', I'm gonna leave.
picked up GT’s* greatest hits for a mere $5 at Target the other day and this is a song I didn’t know before.
*George Thorogood for those of you not in the know. He came to Hersheypark with the Delaware Destroyers every year.
engineer-in-the-making.
my 10-year-old niece recently started to take things apart. so…for Christmas I got her a few grown-up tools and a Stanley toolbox.
I’m so excited - earlier today I hit the thrift store (The Closet in Herndon - it is crazy!) and picked up some things to take apart: old cassette boombox, answering machine, a mini Casio keyboard, and the one I think is the best- a credit card swiping...
Overheard- little boy today, to the informercial...
while in Qdoba today -
Little Boy: Daddy! Daddy! Daddyyyy.
Dad (ignore):
Little Boy: DADDY! That's for BOYS right?
Dad: ..wha...yes.
Little Boy: I mean, that's for BOYS. it's not for GIRLS right? and it's so SHINY.
Dad (walks away to help other son): ..yes.
Little Boy (to self): I know that's for boys. Girls can't have it. it's shiny. It's for BOYS.
“and then Justin went running in front of all the tents, across the field...”
– the middle of a story/memory that I remembered, from 15 years ago.
my niece likes to take
my niece likes to take things apart, so I’m going to Salvation Army and buying used radios and such as part of her Christmas present, wee!
do you hear what I
do you hear what I hear, or is that the liquor talking?
Groupon + store discounts =
Groupon + store discounts = spending $20+ $3 tax for $80 stuff, woohoo!
i've made a huge tiny
i’ve made a huge tiny mistake by trying to “pop in” to Tysons Corner on a Saturday.
shooting after a traffic stop
shooting after a traffic stop at Va Tech, suspect not caught yet, campus cop killed. campus on lockdown.
in the NYC American Girl
in the NYC American Girl Store…oh boy. 3 stories of creepiness staring at you. um, Auntie, can we go?
there is a bouncer at
there is a bouncer at this McDonald’s. somehow my aunt was on the list for the bathroom though. at 6th & 47th or so.
“I think I thought I seen her on 8th and Forty-Deuce”
– …in NYC today!
i needed a box lunch
i needed a box lunch for a trip tomorrow- they’re wrapping the bread separately so it’s not soggy! i take joy in the small things.
Bobby Valentine named as Red
Bobby Valentine named as Red Sox Manager! he cracks me up- just wait for the 5-hour chess game that will be a Yanks-Sox game.