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Feeling  todayBrand new kitten! Brand new kitten! (Changed 2-15-06) Tuesday, October 29, 2002
NOOOOOO, REALLY?? So I'm out and about on Sunday after work, going to catch a movie (saw The Ring, don't really think it was worth it). I've got a little bit of time to kill, so I stop by Walmart to try and find leather laces so I can lace my boots all the way up (found the laces Yaay!). Walking up, at least 5 or 6 parking spaces away from the end of the row, maybe a good 50-60 feet away, I can see and clearly read the BIG sign above the doors "OPEN EVERYDAY 7am TO 11pm" It's written in bright white letters against a dark blue background. Pretty obvious and easy to read, even at 9pm. So as I walk up to the glass door, what sign do I see (in black letters on a transparent background): DAY OPEN CLOSE Sunday 7am 11pm Monday 7am 11pm Tuseday 7am 11pm etc. (you get the idea) Hello? Is this in case anybody can't read the bright, easy-to-read sign? For the terminally stupid? For those who need to have everything beaten into their heads? Monday, October 28, 2002
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I want to give a birthday shout-out to Rainbow Heron. Her 21st birthday was yesterday. Soooooo........ Happy Birthday to you!! May you have many more! (As much as you might be expecting it RH, I'll spare everybody having to sit through "Weird Al" :) ) Saturday, October 26, 2002
IN THE END...... In the midst of one of many email conversations with a friend, the subject eventually turned to funerals and wakes. This just about describes what my grave will be like when I die. Hehehehehe!! You probably don't even want to know what I want planned for the wake. Friday, October 25, 2002
A RATHER WEIRD COMPLAINT Okay, I've got a weird complaint. (It's even weirder than the one my ex-gf made about me, and that's a weird one.) And it's even a complaint about myself. Namely, my calves are too muscular. (You were warned it was weird.) As y'all know, I'm a fencer. And I go for a mile, mile 'n half run with my coach once or twice a week. So, not surprisingly, my legs get a good workout. Why I'm complaining about what is generally a good thing: YOU-KNOW-WHO, YOU MAY WANT TO SKIP THIS NEXT PART. IT DEALS WITH THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY. This past week, I was out and about trying to put together my Halloween costume. Those of you who've seen the movie Young Frankenstein raise your hand. Those of you who haven't seen it, go out, rent it, watch, and come back. :) For my costume, I wanted to go as Igor. Or Eyegor. Your choice. (Those who know me well have agreed that this is a great costume for me.) My big problems trying to put the costume together have been the hood and mantle he wears, and also some decent boots. And trying to make a decent hump that sounds hollow and can be moved from shoulder to shoulder easily. The hood and mantle have been the hardest part. For the boots, there's a boot shop close that I can stop by and check out. (The hump I figured out how to do. Making it is the hard part.) So I swing out to the boot shop to take a look around and see what they've got. They don't really have anything that would work for Igor. But they do have these nice, knee-high boots that would work well for a Renaissance-type commoner costume. I've already got the shirt, pants and belt for that, so I figure What the heck. I'll just get the ren boots and things will be ducky.(Quack!) I can do Igor next year. So I try on the boots they have, to make sure they're gonna fit. And they fit my feet just fine. They also fit all the way over my calves. There's not a lot of space to spare, but they fit. So later in the evening, I'm trying them on and walking around in them at work to break them in. The boots come with leather lacing (like a shoe lace) so that they can be tied and don't slide off your legs and feet. A picture can be seen here. Mine are like these, only in are black. As you can see, they're supposed to be able to be laced all the way up to the top of the boot. I can't. I can only lace up to the hole second from the top. I don't have enough leather cord to do it. My calves fill out the boot totally. Now I need to go out and buy more leather cord so that I can lace them up all the way. ARGH! YOU-KNOW-WHO, I'M DONE TALKING ABOUT IT NOW. So in case anyone was ever wondering, yes, having muscular legs can cause problems. On the other hand, they *are* in pretty darn good shape. :D (Happy RH? I updated. Twice in one day, even.) INTRODUCING...... RUM! RUM! Short for Random Uncle Musings. It's a new blog of mine. As the regular readers of my blog know, my older sister is pregnant for the first time. I started it for my different thoughts, feelings, comments, etc. about the pregnancy, delivery, them growing up, etc etc etc. Go forth, check it out, let me know (comment or email) what you think. I'll note when I make changes to it. Sunday, October 13, 2002
THE GREAT SUEDE SKIRT BET Just got off the phone with a friend of mine a little bit ago. We've just made a $40 dollar bet with each other. She thinks she can get me into a suede leather skirt by Christmas. I say there's no way in hell it'll happen. She over-estimates herself (and under-estimates me) if she thinks she's persuasive enough to get me into one. Considering she has never won any sort of argument with me at all, I think history is on my side in that I'll win. Monday, October 07, 2002
RESULTS Since I'm sure you're all curious (thanks for all the luck), I ended up 17th outta 31. Not too bad. Was 3-2 in my pool. Lost my DE 15-5. Unfortunately, there's only so much you can do when your opponent is faster than you are. Just found out one thing. The person I lost to ended up taking second place for the day. I don't feel quite so bad about my loss now. Thursday, October 03, 2002
SOMETHING AWESOME! Had something really cool and nifty happen at work last night. I got a phone call. Not really all *that* cool, I hear you thinking. However, this is the first time this person has called me. It was from a friend I met online, who I've been emailling back and forth with for quite a while. Had a very nice conversation, though shorter than I would have liked. So a BIG **HUUUUG** and THANK YOU to my most excellent friend! JOTD A better joke this time, to appease the whiners: WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE: "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside -- I just finished cleaning!" My mother taught me RELIGION: "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL: "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!" My mother taught me LOGIC: "Because I said so, that's why!" My mother taught me FORESIGHT: "Be sure you wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident." My mother taught me IRONY: "Keep laughing and I'll give you something to cry about." My mother taught me about OSMOSIS: "Shut your mouth and eat your supper!" My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM: "Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck!" My mother taught me about STAMINA: "You'll sit there 'til all that spinach is finished." My mother taught me about WEATHER: "It looks as if a tornado swept through your room." My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS: "If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you, would you listen then?" My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY: "If I've told you once, I've told you a million times -- don't exaggerate!!!" My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE: "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out." My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION: "Stop acting like your father!" My mother taught me about ENVY: "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!" |