January 2007 Archives

so i have had one grea tbig adventure in the name of puppy love.  the story has to do with a puppy who got very sick after eating around 90 advil.

anyway.  puppy is fine.  the mommy is also ok and recovering from the initial shock of the whole thing.  so hopefully, the two of them can rebond and not go through this again.

in the meantime, i was treated to quite a bit of espresso today and i am feeling the pure thought waves running through my head.  do you know that feeling?  the one wear you can seize any of your ideas and see it, feel it, express it, turn it around, analyse it, and realize it in a nanosecond.  no.  faster than that.  a nanonanosecond.

i am at that moment right now.  at this precise moment, i can solve world hunger, bring peace to the world, buy shoes online, eat dinner, cause lainey to go into labor and cure cancer- without blinking an eye.  i encourage you all to drink more caffeine.  better than crack-cheetos.

ok.  sorry no photo, i am on the mac and i have no photos on it since it sadmac-ed and had to be lobotomized.

so.  thomas and i had a conversation recently.  and i would like to know your opinion.  he prefers the term dumb@ss and i prefer sh!thead.  yes.  it is true, this is how mature our conversation was.

t argues that dumb@ss is a much better choice because people can't be sh!t but they can be dumb.  therefore, dumb@ss is a better descriptor than sh!thead.  he went on to argue that he didn't understand what sh!thead meant.  a head full of sh!t?  a head made of sh!t???  the images went on and on.

i personally just like the way it sounds.  so.  how about you?  dumb@ss or sh!thead?

so, while i was in france, the old laptop died on thomas and i received a frantic phone call that went as follows:

what do i do?

buy a new laptop.

which one?

i don't know.  which one do you like?

well. there is the one that is the exact same, or the newer model with all the bells and whistles.

then get that one.

it is really expensive.

i don't care.  you need a laptop.

are you sure?

yes.

ok.

recently i have been thinking about a post about you.  the blogs i read.  there are quite a few of you.  but there is a reason why i wanted to talk about you.  i want to share what you have taught me.  and i am going alphabetically.

leah* has taught me the beauty of spell checking.  all of her posts about editing has made me spell check a little more frequently than before.

ali has taught me to "continue reading."  this is important because i never make a point like she does and this gives everyone the choice to stop.  not that you had to read it anyway, but now there is the added advantage.

so, i was checking out the news, and i came across this headline.

this, by far, has to be one of the saddest errors of all.  a serious headline about the death of people and a really funny typo.

as thomas said, someone must have hit the enter button really fast at cnn today.

do you think the people who update the cnn.com website have a stressful job?  is someone going to get yelled at because of this?  is someone going to lose their job?

it makes me wonder because what if the person who messed this up has done this by accident a thousand times?  i mean, what if they keep track of it like they used to keep track of cashier errors at the store... remember the paperwork they used to have to fill out?

i wonder this, because when i make a typo, it usually involves some handout and i make a note and correct it for the next time, or it is because i forgot to hit spell check and you are not too offended by it.

but how serious is cnn about its headlines?  its cover page?  its lead story? 

at the moment, my thoughts are a bit random.  i'm not so much distracted as i am thinking about something that doesn't seem to be functioning; i won't be able to look in the computer to figure it out until tomorrow.

so, here are some of the thoughts i am having:

all natural cheetos are essentially crack in a bag.

top chef tonight is stupid.  i am disappointed that cliff got thrown off for something trivial.

i am excited to get to sew tomorrow.  although, i think i am going to start my day at the office first.

i want to go to hawaii.

to have a baby is a big decision.  huge.  and i don't take it lightly, unless there is a baby within reach and then i just want one.

but here is why i ponder if i am ready or if i ever will be: who will i become?  and how will this affect my marriage?

these two itty-bitty questions scare the hell out of me.  you know why?  because i know people with kids.  and it changes you.  and it changes their marriage.  and there is no judgment in that statement.  but people change.

so you have a kid.  you have sex less frequently.  you get less sleep.  you have less money.  you have this little being that relies on you for quite a while, like 36 years.  you're tired.  your work life changes.  your social life changes.  your potential and prospects change.  and yet, now there are more than just the two of you and the  cats and one dog.  there is a baby.

i have to disclose something before i write this post.  otherwise, you could take my advice and see the movie and then possibly hate me for it.  so here is my disclosure:  i have a very high tolerance for films.

this means that i can sit through pretty much anything and watch it to the end.  i enjoy about 99% of all movies made.  there is nothing i can do about this.  i can differentiate between a good movie, a bad movie, a movie you would sit through and a movie i would sit through.  so.  if you follow my advice, and then yell at me because you disagree with my comments, you have no one to blame but yourself.

we went to the movies last night to see children of men.  now, i hadn't really heard anything about it and i knew it had clive owen (hhhhho-té).  now the premise is one that is not talked about much except in a handful of books: handmaid's tale, woman on the edge of time, children of men, etc.  but what if, what if the world went sterile?  what if  no babies were born?  what if it was only a matter of time for the world to go extinct, and all you can do is sit back and watch?

i'm resolved to read and to watch movies.  in my mind, that has to be some of the best resolutions known to man.  how can it not be.

i'm resolved to get my grading done within the week.  theoretically, i think i can do it.  practically, i'm gonna drag my feet.

i'm resolved to drink less, smoke less and work out more.  this one is real easy since, i don't really drink, i don't smoke, and i walk to work frequently.  but i can still be resolved.

i'm resolved to finish watching gilmore girls.  grey's anatomy.  to smile more, to post more, to be all that i can be, without joining the army.

so.  cancun = fabulous.  flight back = he!!.

let me explain.  the day we were to leave, we got up, went to the pool.  it was marvelous.  we didn't need to leave for the airport until 11.  our friends packed some lunch at the resort for the airport.  thomas and i decided to buy lunch there.  oops.  our mistake.

did you know that one sandwich, half a wrap and a can of dr. pepper costs $18 in the cancun airport?  did you?  neither did i until i got to the cash register to pay.  prices aren't listed.  not in pesos.  not in dollars.  yep.  $18.

well.  we obviously made it to the airport.  our flight wasn't scheduled to leave until 2.  of course, it was delayed by 30 minutes.  in the mean time, we amused ourselves by watching the "security" check for liquids on all boarding passengers.  this involved "security" pocketing all beverages that they wanted.  literally, pocketing a red bull.  and getting out the plastic bag for the unopened beverages.  i guess i shouldn't complain that they are recycling and not throwing out perfectly good drinks, but to do it in front of us.  that was truly priceless.

i won't tell you just yet about the trip back from cancun.

but what i will tell you is that i had a phenomenal time.  between swimming, snorkeling, thomas harfing all over the bathroom, eating the fresh guacamole, a good time was had by all.

i love smelling the ocean and being in water.  it refreshes me to know end.

amazingly enough, we did not do a lot of shopping.  but i did manage to wear two new pairs of shoes on the trip.  drink quite a bit, see an awesome elvis impersonator, come real close to an iguana, have great sex, and spend quality time with friends.

i highly recommend cancun as a destination for relaxation.  in my next post, i will tell you all about the flight back and why you should not fly to mexico and back.