I'm on Facebook

So I decided to start something else that I can be obsessed with for a couple of weeks and then ignore: FACEBOOK! I have a Myspace page that I never look at anymore so why not start a Facebook page too? I hope I get lots of friends that I can never talk to just like on Myspace. Oh the joy! So, please, by all means, if you have a Facebook page, add me as a friend! I'm very, very low maintenance and we both get to increase our friend count. A win-win situation!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and has a wonderful New Year's Eve. Please be careful out there tomorrow night. Crazies are out and about. Trust me; I used to be one of them! Broke a finger last year to prove it. Alas, I no longer socialize so I will be safely tucked away at Boyfriend's house desperately trying to stay awake until Midnight. Is my life exciting or what?

The Incident of the Dog and the Nail Clippers

This is poor Maddie after her visit to the vet. She went in because she somehow nearly ripped off one of her nails on her back foot. So, the vet cut that nail off and then clipped the rest of her nails...too short. Poor dog had to have that styptic powder put on several nails. Then later that night they started bleeding again after she'd been outside in the snow. Hence the socks. Doesn't she look so sad cute?!

Wordless Wednesday-Dork Edition

Monday Musings

This girl has just really gone crazy developmentally over the past month. I couldn't believe how active she was when I went to visit her and Jodi on Saturday afternoon. What a big girl! I had a great time visiting with Olivia and Jodi as always. Ryan was out braving the stores Christmas shopping with his brother so I went over to hang out for a bit. I was so excited to see her ride her pony all over the house. Wow!

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Is it possible for it to be too cold for ice? I was surprised to wake up this morning and not have to scrape ice off of my car windows. I was not, however, disappointed! I was always "one of those kids" who would try to run around outside without gloves or a hat on (only if my mom didn't catch me). Still haven't changed. My hands weren't too happy with me when I found out I left my gloves in the car overnight. Thank goodness for heated seats though! My butt is always nice and warm. Can't say the same for my hands.

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Boyfriend used to be fairly fluent in American Sign Language. He teeters on the idea of going to school to become an interpreter. I got bored on Friday and decided to learn sign language too. I've already got about 400 signs memorized. I've always been great at cramming! Now ask me to sign a sentence and I'd look at you like you were crazy. But, hopefully, I will stay with it and learn enough to converse. At least with Boyfriend. There's something fun about knowing you can talk to somebody without anyone knowing what you're saying. Heh heh.

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AAAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHH!!!! Anyone else still not done shopping for Christmas? I'm not! To tell the truth: I've barely started. Crap. Only one more weekend! Of course, I'm the World's Best (Worst) Procrastinator so I'm sure I'll pull it off. I've actually contemplated mailing out Christmas cards this year. Granted, I might not actually do it, but contemplating doing it is waaay more than I've done for the past 10 years. It's a step.

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If you haven't caught on by now, I looooove sleeping. It's like my all-time favorite. So imagine my surprise when I woke up at 8:30 yesterday (a Sunday people) and actually GOT UP! Gasp! I had visions of all that I would accomplish with my extra hours, like: extra video game time and movie watching. It's nice to have goals.

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Whenever it gets this cold out I always worry about dogs that are left outside. Please, if you have dogs or have neighbors who have dogs, bring them inside (0r ask your neighbor to)!! Can you imagine how cold it would be to have to sleep outside, even with a fur coat?

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So, here is my totally random, totally boring Monday post. My brain is too cold to think of anything witty to post about. I hope everyone has a good week and stays as warm as possible!

Oh that Edward

Robert Pattinson AKA "Edward Cullen"

So what if he plays a 17 year old (who's been 17 for "...a while")? He's actually 22 in real life (which, granted, is still too young for me). Isn't he dreamy? And all "vampire-y". So, yes, I too am a "Twilight" fan. I read all four books in six days a couple of months ago. Boy that was a productive six days. I'm surprised I took time out to eat and sleep (okay, who am I kidding? Of course I ate and slept--probably the only things I did do besides read).

Jodi, Heather and I went to see the movie on Friday. It was a lot of fun! We got there early enough to chat it up before it started, which was nice. We even took pictures to document the day (well, except for me because I didn't have my camera). I'm a sucker for cheesy love stories so I really liked the movie. It stayed pretty true to the book I thought, which was nice.

You know what though? As dreamy as Edward is, I'll still take my Andrew (mortality, crazy mom and all).

My Friend: The Cold

Picture of a cold virus or a plasma ball. You decide.

So my wonderful parents, in the true spirit of thanks"giving" and togetherness, gave me their colds this lovely holiday weekend. Thanks Mom. Thanks Dad. It must have been a particularly nasty little virus as I was avoiding contact, we were lysol-ing everything and washing our hands constantly. Damn if I still didn't get it. Such crappy timing too since I was planning on hanging out with Jodi and Olivia on Monday. Well, my Monday consisted of me getting up to go to work, realizing I wasn't going anywhere and going back to sleep...until 3:00. In the afternoon, people.

So, since Thursday evening I've had the usual bout of symptoms: "sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, and coughing; sometimes accompanied by 'pink eye', muscle aches, fatigue, malaise, headaches, muscle weakness and loss of appetite." Damn. Minus the "loss of appetite" thing. What I wouldn't do for a good stomach virus that made me lose about ten pounds.

Is an Acceptance Speech required?

My creativeness has been rewarded! Okay, so apparently they felt sorry for me and my puny little blog, but hey, I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. Hmm...I wonder where that saying came from...Oh, well, according to Wikipedia it comes from something like this:

The value of a horse is related it its age - i.e., a younger horse is more valuable than an older horse. You can determine the relative age of a horse by inspecting its teeth. Back in the day, a horse was commonly given as a gift. If a man received a horse as a gift, and then inspected inside its mouth, he was trying to assess the value of the gift he received. So, the saying means that you should not assess the value of any gift that you receive; rather you should be thankful for the thoughtfulness of the gift-giver. The saying is used in reference to being an ungrateful gift-receiver.

Huh. Did you also know that: As horses age their teeth begin to project further forward each year and so their age can be estimated by checking how prominent the teeth are. This incidentally is also the source of another teeth/age related phrase - "long in the tooth."

Okay now that I've gotten totally off subject, here are the rules of the award:

1. Mention the blog that gave it to you and comment on their blog to let them know you’ve posted your award.

2. Publish these rules.

3. Share 6 values that are important to you and 6 things you do not support.

4. Grant the prize to 6 people.

Both Jodi and Stacie awarded me with this! I'm doubly-loved!

Six Values That Are Important to Me:

A little thing I like to call, "The Chisle Factor"

1. Compassion

2. Honesty

3. Integrity

4. Selflessness

5. Loyalty

6. Empathy

Six Values That I Do Not Support:

Otherwise known as "The Sharpi Principle"

1. Self-centeredness

2. Hypocrisy

3. Arrogance

4. Racism

5. Pettiness

6. Intolerance

And the six bloggers I'm passing the award to are:

Hmm...it seems that everyone in the known bloggy universe has already gotten this award. Well, here's my list for six that I would give it too if they hadn't already gotten it from someone else first (or if they knew I existed and I was brave enough to actually award it to them)!

Heather, MckMama, Rhys' mommy, Shea, Bossy, Shelley

Well, there ya go! My award-winning blog has now been recognized for what it is. Um...I'm not sure what that is exactly. But, hey somebody likes it!

To the Tune of Twinkle, Twinkle

Bloggy, Bloggy what to say?

Guess I'll post another day.

Can't decide on what to write,

Try to think with all my might.

Bloggy, Bloggy what to say?

Guess I'll post another day.

Almost Wordless Wednesday

This is Bucky B. Katt from the comic strip "Get Fuzzy"

This is Bailey showing off her Bucky fang.

Things My Boyfriend Says

As I'm looking at Jodi's blog:
A:"You sure like that baby a lot...you can't have one."

Via text message:
A: "I think you might end up being the best thing that ever happened to me."

After looking at green hot sauce and commenting about how it looked like phlegm:
A: "If I ever cough up something that looks like that get out the shovel."

Prior to dating:
A: "How do you spell your last name?"
Me: "Why?"
A: "I'm putting together my list of the people I'll spare when I become ruler of the universe."

On McCain losing the election:
A: "I hope he's crying into his bowl of prunes."

My Life in Music

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

So, here's how it works:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. When you go to a new question, press the next button
5. For every question, type the song that's playing
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.

Opening Credits: Respect the Wind-Twister soundtrack (all instrumental)

Waking Up: All That She Wants-Ace of Base-“When she woke up late in the morning light and the day had just begun, she opened up her eyes and thought ‘o what a morning’.” (seriously)

First Day At School: I Believe In You (Je Crois en Toi)-Il Divo featuring Celine Dion-“Follow your dreams; be yourself, an angel of kindness. There’s nothing that you can not do. I believe, I believe, I believe in you.”

Falling In Love: These Arms of Mine-Otis Redding (Dirty Dancing soundtrack)- “I need your, I need your tender lips, to hold me, to hold me together when I'm around you.”

Fight Song: Where is Your Heart?-Kelly Clarkson-“ I don't understand; your love is so cold. It's always me that's reaching out for your hand. And I've always dreamed that love would be effortless, like a petal fallin' to the ground; a dreamer followin' his dream.”

Breaking Up: What You Believe In-Take That-“Give me what it is you belive in 'cause I give to you my truth. I got all my faith in you. I don't know which way we are going. Doesn't matter anyway. Just as long as you will stay.”

Prom: Love in This Club-Usher-“You say you’re searchin’ for somebody that’ll take you out and do you right. Well come here baby and let daddy show you what it feel like.” (Yikes)

Life: (I’ve Had) the Time of My Life-Dirty Dancing soundtrack-“'Cause I've had the time of my life and I owe it all to you.” (I can’t make this stuff up)

Mental Breakdown: Forgiven-Alanis Morissette-“We all had delusions in our head. We all had our minds made up for us. We had to believe in something. So we did.” (what's a mental breakdown without a good ole Alanis Morissette song to go with it?)

Driving: Kick My Ass-Big and Rich-“Why does every body want to kick my ass? I'm just trying to have a little fun for all the ones who can't. Just because I kiss the prettiest girls and drive my truck too fast. Why does everybody want to kick my ass?”

Flashback: The Sound of Silence-Simon and Garfunkel-“Hello darkness, my old friend, Ive come to talk with you again; because a vision softly creeping, left its seeds while I was sleeping. And the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains, within the sound of silence.”

Getting Back Together: Get Stoned-Hinder-“Without a doubt the break up is worth the make up sex you're givin me. Let's hash it out cause your bitchin and your yellin don't mean anything. Don't count me out; I can handle all the baggage that you're carrying. You wear me out. But it's all right now.”

Wedding: Imagine-John Lennon-“You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us and the world will be as one.” (Yeah. Imagine me. Getting married. Ha.)

Birth of Child: Hey There Delilah-Plain White T’s-“Hey there Delilah, what's it like in New York City? I'm a thousand miles away but girl, tonight you look so pretty; yes you do. Times Square can't shine as bright as you; I swear it's true.” (no clue; maybe I’ll have a kid named Delilah some day?)

Final Battle: Angel-Leona Lewis-“We're like Romeo and Juliet; families can't divide us. Like the tallest mountain or the widest sea. Nothing's big enough to hide us.”

Death Scene: Hoist the Colours-Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack-“Yo, ho, all together, hoist the colors high. Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die.”

Funeral Song: Long Way Down-Goo Goo Dolls-“Long way down, I don't think I'll make it on my own. Long way down, I don't want to live in here alone. Long way down, I don't think I'll make it on my own.” (I hope this doesn’t mean I’m going to hell…)

End Credits: Carry Me Away-Armin Van Buuren-“And you call out, I can't hear you, I can't feel you, no I can't feel nothing. And you call out, I can't hear you, no I can't hear nothing. And you all look the same, now. You all look the same, now.”

Now wasn't that fun?!

Wordless Wednesday

Photo courtesy of abcnews.com

Exercise Your Right to Vote

"'The vote' is a human right. It is seen as an American right. In a democracy there is nothing more fundamental than having the right to vote." --Jesse Jackson, Jr.

"Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good: 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

"People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote--a very different thing." --Walter H. Judd

"Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote." --William E. Simon

"To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain." --Louis L'Amour


I'm not going to add any commentary other than this: Go vote!!!! Like L'Amour said, if you don't vote, don't bitch (okay, so I'm paraphrasing with my own touch).

Not Me! Monday

Update: MckMama did host the Not Me! Monday link-thingymajig. So if you want to check out other blogs' Not Me!s then head on over.

Well, MckMama is a little bit "otherwise engaged" right now, what with just getting home from the hospital after giving birth to the much-awaited and already famous Stellan, but I thought I would go ahead and do a Not Me! Monday post anyway. Gives me an excuse to quit work early.

So this past week:

I did not play video games for 8 hours straight on Saturday. Geez, if I did that you might think I'd need an intervention or something. Plus, I certainly did not get sad when my Fable II character had to leave her dog to go on a quest. I mean, that would be ludicrous. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, don't worry: I wouldn't have either until I started dating Boyfriend.

I did not enjoy spending so much time with Olivia and Jodi this week. And I certainly don't miss that baby. Nope. Not one bit.

I most definitely did not catch up on all my work I'd been putting off for the past two weeks. And if I had, it would, without a doubt, have nothing to do with the fact that my anti-depressants probably kicked in after not taking them for a couple of weeks (not that I would do that).

I did not feel the least bit guilty about not handing out Halloween candy this year. I was at Boyfriend's, and he's afraid of children. At least my parents still gave out candy. Right guys???

I'm sure there's a whole bunch of other things I didn't do, but it's almost 5:00!! Time to go home (not that I would blog on company time).

A Conversation with Olivia

Me: So, Olivia. What do you want to do while Mommy's at the doctor's?

Olivia: adadada adadada

Me: Okay. That's sounds nice. But maybe we should do something productive. Like, laundry or something.

Olivia: brrrrrrr adadada

Me: Well, look. Walking around all day and playing is fun, but we really should think of something that will help your mommy out. What do you say?

Olivia:

Me: Okay. Okay. We'll play instead.

Vote for DeFlocked

Jeff Corriveau emailed me the other day (and I just now checked my email, crap!). Apparently he was checking out Wichita blogs and thought mine was funny! Oh.my.gosh. I'm blushing. Okay, I mean, sure, he probably says that to all the blogs. He lives in California and has written material for Saturday Night Live and Jay Leno. Anyway, his comic strip DeFlocked is being considered for The Eagle's comics section, and he wanted to see if I would vote for his strip (you know, since I'm so important and all). I checked out his site, and I really like his sense of humor. I voted for him like 1200 times. It only takes a second to do (just fill out your name and then scroll down to his strip and vote yes) if you're so inclined. Just go here. DeFlocked is the second strip in the second section. Do it people! I said so! (Sorry, Jeff. I only have about three two readers. I think they'll vote for you though!)

October 27, 2008

Jodi and Olivia came to visit yesterday afternoon. My mom hadn't met her yet so she was pretty excited. Olivia showed off her new moves (standing and walking with some assistance). She made herself right at home, walking up and down the hall and to the back door to stare at the dogs (who were made to stay outside the ENTIRE time, oh the cruelty).

I spent the afternoon with Jodi and Olivia today to help out at Olivia's doctor's appointment (hey, someone has to be in charge of pushing dirty elevator buttons and opening grimy door handles). Check out Jodi's post about the appointment. I know Jodi is stressed because Olivia is a little delayed in her fine motor skills. However, I think with a little extra help, Olivia will do just fine. She's super smart and very determined! And she's definitely chill, yo.

What up dawg?

Not Me! Monday

Wow. It's already Monday again? How does that happen? And, wait a minute. Where did my weekend go??? Stupid Monday.

Okay, so here goes my second week of confessions of things that I would never do. These are just things I didn't do, but maybe could have in theory. Head on over to MckMama's blog to see all the other blogs' Not Me! lists.

I did not eat an entire bag of cinnamon bears yesterday nor did I eat a double brownie fudge sundae from Braum's with peanut butter sauce AND hot fudge sauce. I have way more self control than that.

I also did not let work pile up on my desk again this week because I'd rather stare at the wall in my office all day than get any work done. I mean, wouldn't that be silly? Create more work for myself later instead of just getting it done now? That would be totally unlike me.

Oh, and I most certainly did not forget to mail my cousin's birthday card. I'm always very prompt about that kind of thing. Although if I did forget, she probably wouldn't care. She's 31 today, and we all know memory is the first thing to go!

I did not purposely stop taking my anti-depressant for the last two weeks to see if I needed them anymore. And, I did not immediately start taking them again after bursting into tears on Saturday for no good reason.

Hmm...I can't seem to think of anything else. Probably because I'm so excited to get back to work! I'll add some more later if I think of anything. Over and out.

Okay, and I definitely didn't waste the entire morning at work waiting for 12:00 to come so I could leave work to hang out with Jodi and Olivia.

Demise of a Halloween Pumpkin

Once upon a time there were two happy, healthy Halloween pumpkins. Although they were content spending their days with the other pumpkins, they dreamed of having a face and a porch of their own. They were thrilled when two humans happened upon them and decided to give them faces. The humans lovingly carved the pumpkins, whereby "lovingly" means the humans derived pleasure from chopping, slashing and slicing into them and pulling out their guts.

The two pumpkins, with their new-found faces, spent their days enjoying the simple life: hanging out on the porch, conversing with the hostas and watching the sun set (which really means that they just sat on the porch inanimately). Until one day when the two pumpkins realized, to their horror, that the very faces they had coveted would be their downfall. Slowly, but surely, malevolent beings were attacking their vulnerable faces and stealing all of their mojo, where "malevolent beings" means bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms and "mojo" means stored carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water and other essential compounds.

The pumpkins began to feel very ill and started to lose their youthful good looks.

Despite a few days of heroic efforts to overcome their slayers (where "slayers" means mold and decomposition), the unfortunate pumpkins passed on to that great Pumpkin Heaven in the Sky (which looks amazingly similar to the dumpster in the backyard).

It seemed as though the forces of evil had once again won the battle against the Halloween Pumpkins...or did they?

101 Things I Bet You Never Cared to Know About Me

I'm not going to put too much thought into this. I think I'll just see what pops into my head at any given moment. Of course, since only my mom reads this blog, none of these random tidbits about myself will come as much of a surprise. Well, maybe a few...

1. My dog Bailey is the cutest, smartest, best(est) dog in the world. Okay, in my world at least. Although she does have her issues, like being a jerk on a leash, barking her face off at times (literally, her face.falls.off) and has the most foul-smelling dog farts in the history of the world (at least it doesn't happen often). I still think she's awesome.
2. My middle name is Ann (so is my mom's).
3. I have one sibling: an older brother named Josh, who lives in Omaha and lives in a really cool apartment building downtown.
4. I couldn't tell time on an analog clock (that's the ones with the arm-doo-hickey things) until at least high school. Okay, I could but it took much longer than it should have considering how smart I was in other things.
5. I'm left-handed (which, incidentally, means I'm cooler than 90-93% of the population).
6. I have a bachelor's degree in criminal justice (with minors in history and Spanish) and a master's degree in criminal justice. I was in school for far too long. The thought of going back and getting my ph.D. has crossed my mind, but then my other mind bitch-slapped me across the face.
7. I love sleeping. Getting up sucks.
8. I have to take medication for hypothyroidism for the rest of my life since my thyroid doesn't seem to like to work like it should. I blame weight gain on Mr. Thyroid. It has nothing to do with the fact that I am now a lazy-ass. And, regardless of the fact that I've been on medication for about three years now.
9. My favorite color is blue. Sometimes it's purple.
10. I'm a democrat and will be voting as such on November 4th. 'Nuf said.
11. I hate talking on the phone. I hate answering the phone. I hate thinking about the phone.
12. I love to eat.
13. I was previously in a relationship for six years, but he just wasn't the guy for me despite the fact that he was an awesome guy.
14. I have been to Europe four times. I want to go back so bad I can almost taste it. Well, if Europe had a taste.
15. I'm 5'8". And no, I won't tell you how much I weigh. That's between me and me.
16. I went skydiving in August 2008 and LOVED IT!
17. You're going to love this one: I was a cheerleader (and a damn good one) from the 8th grade until I graduated high school. And no, I wasn't a snob or a slut.
18. I can't spell the word esctacy ecstacy ecstasy. And before you start wondering why I have to spell that word, I use it a lot when writing reports about my clients' drug use history. I never get it right the first time.
19. I write too much. This post will take up so much space that I might crash the Internet.
20. I've had five pets in my life: Missy was my dog from the age of 4 to 18, Scooter was my first hamster who died when I was in the 8th grade, Honey was my second hamster who lived about two years, Maddie who is technically my parents' dog, but I still consider my dog, who is 10 years old and then Bailey, who will be 4 in January.
21. I have to push "snooze" on my alarm clock several times before I can get up.
22. I love roller coasters! There probably isn't a roller coaster on the planet that I wouldn't ride (with the proper maintenance and safety procedures in place).
23. I drink diet soda. You get used to the taste.
24. Scary movies scare the bejeesus out of me despite my best efforts to act otherwise.
25. I've been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). I like saying, "Watch out people! I have GAD!"
26. Needless to say, I'm not very social. I used to be. I'm not anymore.
27. I worked at Wendy's for 11 years. Yes. 11 years. I was a damn good manager too. The only explanation that I can give for working there so long (even after college) is that change causes me severe anxiety.
28. I've worked at my current job for 2 years. I'm a Court Services Officer for the Juvenile District Court. I conduct PreSentence Investigations for juvenile offenders.
29. My favorite fruit is probably strawberries.
30. I absolutely love to read. I don't understand people who never read books for pleasure.
31. I have five cousins. One much younger cousin on my mother's side and four cousins on my dad's side. All of us cousins on my dad's side have grown up very close, and I feel very fortunate for that.
32. I wear a size 8 shoe.
33. My cell phone plan is through T-Mobile (exciting tidbits about me, huh?).
34. I have unlimited text messages since that is my preferred mode of communication unless conversation is absolutely necessary.
35. I'm a grammar freak. I use correct grammar even whilst texting.
36. I've broken three fingers, but no other bones. The most recent broken finger (in which I will give you no details on how it was broken other than that I don't remember) was broken in January and, because it was on my left hand, never really healed right.
37. I no longer drink alcohol.
38. I have green eyes (some may say hazel) that tend to change colors depending on my mood or what I'm wearing.
39. I've been dating Andrew for almost six months, but we've liked each other for much longer.
40. I drive a 2000 Mercedes CLK430. I like it.
41. I have good vision--about 20/30 on a bad day, 20/20 on a good day.
42. Although I write left-handed, I swing a bat right-handed, use scissors right-handed, play tennis either-handed, serve a volleyball left-handed, bowl left-handed and punch holes in people with my left hand.
43. I'm horrible at keeping in touch with people.
44. My favorite kind of pizza is Freschetta pepperoni (it's a frozen pizza, but it sure is yummy).
45. I've probably seen Dirty Dancing, The Princess Bride, Robin Hood, Gladiator, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and the original Parent Trap a combined total of 5,672 times.
46. I've read all of the Harry Potter books at least twice and have yet to be corrupted by the Devil.
47. I have basically zero artistic ability.
48. All of my grandparents are living and healthy. Yay!!
49. I'm a very tolerant person. To each his own. Gay, straight, black, white, green, stupid... Wait. I draw the line at stupid.
50. My zodiac sign is Aquarius.
51. I have to dye my hair already. I got my first gray hair when I was about 16. Now if I don't dye it I have more gray hair than my mother who is 26 years older than me.
52. I have never been arrested.
53. I've never been to Disney World or Disneyland.
54. Really, really, really deep water causes me anxiety. Even watching a movie or TV that shows deep parts of the ocean freaks me out!
55. I wore braces for a couple of years as a teenager.
56. I don't like using wooden spoons.
57. My right foot is slightly larger than my left.
58. The only toothpaste I like to use is Cinnamon Crest.
59. I tend towards being a tad obsessive compulsive.
60. I love the smell of gasoline (who doesn't though, right?).
61. I don't write in cursive; I print.
62. I prefer being barefoot.
63. I hate my freckles.
64. I was just shy of a 4.0 in high school and graduated as Salutatorian. I got one B for a quarter of a credit in...Driver's Ed! I'm a good driver too, dammit!!!
65. I was just shy of a 4.0 in my undergraduate degree, but still graduated Summa Cum Laude. I got one B in English Lit. If I go into the details about this I might burst a blood vessel in my brain, so I won't. Go into the details, that is.
66. I finally got a 4.0 in my graduate degree program. I think if I'd gotten a B in one of my graduate classes, I would have kicked someone's ass.
67. I'm beginning to wonder if I will ever get done with this post.
68. I can't sing.
69. I used to play the flute from the 5th grade up until I graduated high school. Oh and I played the French Horn my sophomore year because we needed more French Horn players that year.
70. I like broccoli.
71. I'm allergic to cats, penicillin, sulfa and exercise.
72. I'm bow-legged, and yes it looks absolutely ridiculous.
73. My books and DVDs are alphabetized on the shelves. This can cause quite a bit of work when I have to put a new one somewhere in the middle.
74. I hate onions and chunks of tomatoes and peppers in stuff.
75. I used to think that a janitor was an "eleanor" because the janitor at my elementary school was named Eleanor.
76. Bugs creep me out.
77. I've been to Canada, but never to Mexico.
78. I've had asthma since I was young. I don't have many problems with it now, but my asthma was pretty bad from about age 14-28. I was always stubborn about taking my daily medication until my doctor scared me into it. Did you know that for every year you don't have your asthma under control you lose one ounce of lung capacity?!?! She told me, "You know, Kerry, not all of those old people walking around with oxygen tanks were smokers. Some of them had asthma that they never controlled." Yikes!
79. I'm a non-smoker. Duh.
80. I have an uncanny memory. I can remember perfectly useless information. Not even any good stuff that could win me money on Jeopardy. I still remember the phone number of the first boy I had a crush on in the 6th grade. And, I still remember the answers to a history quiz in the 8th grade about the Revolutionary War.
81. That said, I can never remember to take my vitamins.
82. I am not double-jointed.
83. I know how to drive a manual transmission.
84. My original major in college was history until I freaked out because people kept asking me, "What are you going to do with a history degree?" That said, I really enjoy history, especially European history and the history of the Holocaust.
85. I'm related to Jake Busey (Gary Busey's son). He's my mom's cousin. That makes him my 1st cousin once removed or my 2nd cousin or my 1st second cousin twice removed or something like that. Jake has been in movies like: Home Fries, Contact, Twister, The Frighteners, Starship Troopers and Identity.
86. I like playing all those silly board games that nobody likes to play.
87. I get my sarcastic wit from my mother and my brother. I think my brother should start a blog. It would be hilarious!
88. I've eaten a Milkbone dog treat before.
89. I'm not afraid of heights at all. In fact, my parents have several pictures of me on the top of a mountain standing on the farthest edge of a rock looking down.
90. I can still do a cartwheel and most likely a front handspring. Just don't ask to see a back handspring unless you want to see me crack my head open and all of my brains squish out.
91. I've been a bridesmaid four times and never a bride. I don't have a problem with that either.
92. I love peanut butter.
93. Olivia is my favorite baby.
94. I love thunderstorms. I would love to be a storm chaser (as long as it was someone else's car getting hailed on).
95. I wonder if anyone is still reading this.
96. I doubt I would still be reading this if I wasn't the one typing it.
97. I still owe about $17,000 in student loans.
98. I prefer Letterman over Leno.
99. I can type about 70 words a minute.
100. I can be really absent-minded sometimes.
101. I got a boob job when I was 25.

Phew. Finally. 101 random, completely unnecessary things you didn't need to know about me. If you made it to the end, you're probably still trying to figure out if I was serious about the last one. Hehe.

She keeps going and going and...

Jodi is really amazing. Really. Even her doc says so! Check out her post about being diagnosed with adrenal fatigue. I know we can all complain from time to time about being tired or not having enough energy to do the things we want to do, but Jodi has really been struggling with this for a long time (and still amazingly seems to do a lot). I just made this little "button" to put on my blog to show my support for her and her journey towards feeling better. Feel free to copy it and put it on your own blog. Maybe when she sees it, she will be reminded of all of us who are wishing her a speedy recovery.

*I do believe this is my 100th post! I will do the random facts about myself for the 101st.

I'm Still Not Working (and other musings)

It's raining posts today on Just Bailey and Me. Get out your umbrellas. Maybe I'll do some more to fill my quota for the week month year. Little Miss Sunshine State did this on her blog today so I shamelessly stole it. She called it "Meme Monday: A to Z" but since I don't know what "Meme" means (Oh. I just "googled" it: http://thedailymeme.com/what-is-a-meme/) I'm calling it: Kerry's silliness from A to Z:


Accent: British. Okay, not really, but I wish. Although, if Madonna can do it, why can’t I?

Breakfast: I didn’t eat breakfast this morning. I’m fat. Spare me the “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” speech. One missed breakfast won’t kill me. Trust me.

Chore: I don’t believe in them.

Dog or Cat: Dog. Her name is Bailey. And she’s my fave.

Essential Electronic: Computer. How else would I check blogs type my reports for work?

Favorite Cologne: Not sure really. Andrew wears Axe body spray and it’s lovely.

Gold or Silver: Which one is worth more in today’s economy??? Silver for jewelry, though.

Handbag: I just bought a new Fossil one! When did I switch from being a girl who loathed carrying even a wallet (and frequently left it everywhere she went) to a girl who enjoys spending too much money on a name brand handbag? And, when did I start calling it a handbag instead of a purse?!?!

Insomnia: Never had a problem with it (knock on wood) except when tweaking my meds. I got off of Zoloft (Or was it Abilify?) so fast it made my doc’s head spin. Nothing messes with MY sleep!

Job Title: Queen. Well, in a past life at least. Or maybe that was a dream I had once. Okay, so really I’m a CSO—court services officer. I’m pretty important.

Kids: None, unless you count my dog and my boyfriend.

Living Arrangement: With my parents. Yes, I’m 30 and live with my parents again. Don’t knock it until you try it!

Most Admirable Trait: My ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Naughtiest Childhood Habit: Probably having the messiest room on the face of the planet. I swear I always knew where everything was though!!

Overnight Hospital Stay: Two weeks when I was three—Roto virus my mom thinks, although the doctors never knew for sure. I still remember bits and pieces, although I don’t remember being deathly ill, thank goodness.

Phobia: Really, really, really deep water. AUGH!!!!

Quote: “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Dr. Seuss

Reason To Smile: Oh there are plenty. The world is just peachy.

Siblings: One older brother: Josh (AKA the funniest brother on the planet, AKA Slosh—you’ll have to ask his friends about that one)

Time To Wake Up: Too damn early

Unusual Talent: Waiting until the last possible moment to do something and then pulling success out of my ass. Ta da!!!!

Vegetable I refuse to eat: All of them. Okay, okay, not really. I can’t stand onions. I’d rather eat dirt.

Worst Habit: Waiting until the last possible moment to do something and then pulling success out of my ass.

X-rays: Broken fingers, raspy lungs and teeth

Yummy Stuff: Peanut butter, cheese, onions (just checking to see if you were paying attention), chocolate, Panera, Logan’s Steakhouse, Taco Tico

Zoo Animal I Like The Most: Giraffe—there’s just something about them. Almost magical (don’t you think Olivia?).

Post #97!!

Wow! I just realized I'm almost to my 100th post. What is it that people usually do for their 100th? 100 random facts about myself? Hmm...I'm not sure I'm that interesting. I'll have to see if I can come up with that many tidbits. Oh yeah. I just remembered I'm supposed to be working. Oops.

Not Me! Monday

Okay, so I've been a horrible blogger lately. You'd think with all of the conversations I have with myself in my head I could post about at least one of them once a week or so. I will have to have that discussion with myself sometime soon. Anyway, "Not Me! Monday" is inspired by one of the blogs I've recently discovered that is really fun to read. MckMama is one funny mom of three (soon to be four) adorable babes age 3 and under (yes, I said "age 3 and under"). Every Monday she posts about all of the things that she did not do the previous week. So here's my attempt at brutal dishonesty:

This week I did not give my dogs chew bones all weekend to get them to leave me alone when they got too needy. I certainly wouldn't do that.

This week I definitely did not read an entire book at work. I wouldn't read a novel when I'm supposed to be working. That's crazy!

This week I certainly did not compare my favorite baby of all time, Olivia, to a co-worker's new twins and think to myself, "Olivia is sooo much cuter!" That would be rude.

This week I did not spend hours playing Tomb Raider on Xbox 360. That's kid stuff. I'm definitely more mature than that.

And this weekend I did not actually cook food for me and Andrew instead of eating out. That would be way too domesticated for me. And I was not proud of myself for not doing it.

Okay, well that's all I can think of to not confess. I'm sure there's a bunch of other stuff that I didn't do (like sleep until 11:00 on Sunday morning), but I better get back to work. I wouldn't blog on company time. That's ridiculous.

Remembering Logan

Logan William Glunt

August 27, 2007 - September 28, 2007

More Flood Footage

Footage of bottom of hill last night

Pictures of the creek at McClean Park today

The creek today

Andrew and I were actually going to engage in social interaction and physical activity this morning. We were going paintballing with some co-workers at The Edge Paintball Adventures. Unfortunately it got canceled due to flooding. Hopefully we will have the courage to go when we get to reschedule.

Rain Much?

Luckily I live on the top of the hill (the last four pictures are of the bottom of the hill). This is the most water I've ever seen in good ole Park City. The creek down by the park floods sometimes, but I've never seen the water pass over the street like this before. I'm not much in a witty or writing mood, so that short commentary will have to suffice. I hope everybody enjoys their weekend, however wet it may be.

Any Advice?

If anybody has any grand advice on how to deal with the mother of your significant other I would sure appreciate hearing it. I'm really, really, really, really trying hard not to take some stuff she's doing personally, and I'm really, really, really, really trying hard not to put Boyfriend in the middle, but it seems it may eventually become inevitable. Is that ever okay? And if there are situations that warrant it, does it ever turn out well? Ugh. It's making me angst-ridden and nauseous.

Just a Thought

This is all just hypothetical. But, would you find it weird, if say, your boyfriend's mother has him buy her feminine hygiene products? What if he had to buy her an enema on one occasion? Would that be weird? If, say, her son is 30 years old. And, in theory, she is perfectly capable of going to the store and purchasing these items herself. I'm not asking for myself mind you. Just hypothetically-speaking. Just a random thought popping into my head about a hypothetical situation that might happen somewhere.

Labor Day Weekend

Boyfriend bought me flowers for coming home safely from Omaha on Monday. What a sweetie. My mom and I went to visit my brother over a wonderful excuse for a three-day Labor Day weekend. We didn't really do a whole lot, but I enjoyed it just the same. We went to Nebraska Furniture Mart, which is an insanely large place with an insanely large number of idiots people shopping for everything from armoires to zebra-printed area rugs (everything from A-Z, get it?!).


My brother bought a bedroom set, which incidentally looks exactly nothing like this:

We ate at this really suave restaurant called O Dining that had really good Asian cuisine. I had Hot Braised Chicken with brown rice. It was not nearly spicy enough yummy. It didn't make my nose run like I wanted it too though. On Monday, before we left, we ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory where I ordered a low-calorie, weight management Pear and Endive Salad Crispy Chicken Costoletta and Dulce de Leche cheesecake. At least I took the cheesecake to go.

After driving the speed limit hauling ass for five hours cursing at left-lane drivers the whole way, I got home just in time to spend some quality time with the XBox 360 boyfriend and go to stupid work the next morning.

Ta da!!! Two posts in one day! Anything to get out of work I did this whole post on my 15 minute break. Ahem. Sure.

Keep Her Close

Today Olivia is having strabismus surgery to correct her eyes, which should really help her vision. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers today. Jodi is really nervous about the surgery. It's an outpatient surgery and a very common eye surgery, but Olivia has been through so much already it is hard for her parents to put her through anything that requires a visit to a hospital. She will have to be put on a ventilator during the surgery, which I'm sure is the most nerve-racking part of the whole thing for her parents. Remember Olivia was on a ventilator the first two months of her life.

I am confident Olivia will sail through this surgery with her usual spunk. I'm excited for her vision to improve to see how this will affect how she "views" the world around her. She's an amazing little girl.

Just Bailey and Me

Savannah at A Kid's Life inspired me to make this family sticker. It looks just like my family! Except for the fact that I don't carry a briefcase to work (just my March of Dimes messenger bag-BAM!) or wear dresses. Nor does my hair do that flippy thing (unless I'm fresh from the hairdresser-shout out to Cha-Cha at Savage Salon). Oh and I have opposable thumbs. But Bailey looks just like that! Except she's about twice that size and has larger ears. And a much longer tail. Okay, so my family looks nothing like that, but it was still fun to make.