shout out

HI MPL! I found this pic from the carefree summer of '08 so had to give you a shout out. Holla.

I've known them for some time

I have known these ladies since the 6th grade.

Kieta now goes by Renee and has a daughter who is extremely well behaved in public. I will email her at work per her request.
Katie still goes by Katie and also Kate sometimes and will be married in November. She manages to keep her dog alive since it makes noise - unlike plants which die in utter silence. You have to speak up to stay alive!
Jessica I have always known as Jessica is married with a new gal Taylor due to arrive in March. Her husband had to force her to like him as she originally found him annoying and avoided him as much as possible. Persistence counts!
Lori.........ummmm.... well...............ehhhh..................... Oh geh.

Well anyway so glad to see my old pals and catch up. Glad some things never change! XOXO

oh geh

I just realized that in order to have a party with knitted headbands I'll have to actually make said knitted headbands. Hm.

Another thing, where can we have this party? Lionel and I have been debating this for some time now. I still don't have any good ideas. Not at my house that's for sure. I can't let you people know where I live! The world wide web is a dangerous scary place after all. Does this warrant another voting poll? Thoughts?

And another thing, the anniversary is on Feb. 14th (Valentine's Day). Will no one come to my party because they want to be bunned up with their sugar pop? Should I have it on a different day? Why can't I make this decision on my own? Why do I need help with this? Why does this matter? Only 13 people care after all. So it will be a party of 13? I quit I don't want to do this anymore it's too much to handle.

Geh.

Gracie does head stands

jealous

Kent met Diane von Furstenburg today. WTF! SFD!

While Kent was busy hanging with Diane, I watched The Notebook and cried like a little bitch. A little wimpy sappy bitch. I read the book on my beach trip back in August and thought to myself, "What's all the hubub about? Why don't I find this tear-jerking? Am I an insensitive asshole?" Turns out I am not insensitive, I just need the soundtrack of the movie to make me feel what words on a page cannot. Ah music, the melody of the heart. POMF.

name dropping things that never get name dropped

Today I lunched at Red Lobster with Andrea and Carolyn. I drank a Diet Coke and enjoyed their "Quick Lunch" selection of wood-grilled shrimp skewers on a bed of wild rice with broccoli and 1 lemon wedge. Oh yeah, I had those crazy biscuits too.

Then I went to Haverty's Furniture Store with Andrea to look at 2 couches. I sat on 1 couch and 1 chair. (Did you ever notice that you sit ON a couch and IN a chair? Why?)

Then I went to Ulta to acquire some Samy dry shampoo, Johnson & Johnson travel-size baby powder, and Cutex Nourishing Acetone nail polish remover.

Some time later I went to Shoppers Food Warehouse to acquire some arugula. The kind gentleman in the produce department informed me they've been out of arugula for nearly 2 weeks and he doesn't know what the heck is going on with all the arugula people and he doesn't know when they will get more.

Then I went to Harris Teeter and acquired the arugula Shoppers Food Warehouse failed to provide me. I decided to go with the organic baby arugula as it was pre-washed and in a clean little plastic container. I also acquired a bunch of Chiquita bananas and a Fresh Express bagged mixture of baby lettuces.

I washed my dinner down with Ocean Spray cranberry juice and enjoyed a few Hershey's Almond Kisses.

I wonder what sorts of crazy comments these names will illicit?

Alpacas love Gracie

Celebrity among us.

People That Aren't Real But I Wish They Were So We Could Be Friends

knit-ish

By now you may have noticed the poll over on the right side. Please vote as to how you'd like to celebrate the anniversary. Just in case you need a visual of what these knitted headbands are all about, here you go:


Who doesn't want a knitted headband?

other quirks

Drinking glasses have certain drinks that go in them and I do NOT deviate.

Short green square glasses = chocolate soy milk

Tall Pom glasses (you know the pom drinks that come in those reusable glasses?) = cranberry juice with ice

Medium clear stripey glasses = regular milk or diet coke with ice

Tall green square glasses = water

Please note there are no plastic cups in my collection. Barf I hate plastic cups! How old am I? 2? Do I need a sippy cup so I don't spill? When I was in 1st grade I would go over to my pals house and her mom would always make us use sippy cups. It was really insulting to me.

quirks

The other night I spent nearly 10 minutes deciding which shirt to wear (to bed!!) I tried one on and it wasn't right so I'd move on to the next. All I wanted was a somewhat form skimming top that was not tight on my armpits - no not just tight on my armpits but I didn't want it to touch my armpits at all! But I didn't want a regular t-shirt that has too big arm holes because then the skin of my upper arm would touch the skin just below my armpit when my arms were down at my sides! And I didn't want a tank top because they are all form fitting not form skimming and I didn't want bare arms in this freezing climate!

Once I finally settled on a shirt I told sis the ordeal and she suggested I may be autistic.

diary sans the crazy

Today I decided to read my blog. I read it from start to finish and realized there were a lot of funny things that happened to me over the course of a year. My blog is a diary of sorts but the good thing is it is edited for the public - there aren't any super crazy pages that you need to tear out! But maybe it's the super crazy pages that would enhance my blog? We'll see what the next year brings.

I won't be offering any sort of re-cap. Re-cap episodes are such a cop out. They did this on the Cosby Show. It was where the fam would all sit around on the sofa and reminisce about the past - which meant this show was a re-run in disguise! Those tricky bastards. Every sit-com that's been on for at least several seasons will eventually have this sort of episode. Saved by the Bell, Full House, Family Matters, etc etc etc etc.

Speaking of the Cosby's, I went to the gym and forgot to take my necklace off so I felt like Cliff Huxtable when he runs with that gold chain on his neck. I think I liked this feeling so I will now run with my necklace on intentionally now.

Just so you know, In Lou Of is approaching its 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY on February 14th. I'd like to come up with a way to commemorate this special day (without resulting to a re-cap episode!) Thoughts?

hitting the nail on the head

David Sedaris, Naked:

"During episodes of unemployment I find it rewarding to sleep as much as
possible - anywhere from twelve to fourteen hours a day is a good starting
point. Sleep spares you humiliation and saves money at the same time:
nothing to eat, nothing to buy, just lie back and dream your life away."

I slept for fifteen hours last night....