Kyle and I went to lunch at Sabor today, which is apparently where all the important business types (my boss’s boss’s boss and all her friends) are eating these days.
And I was looking around the room and inspiration struck. There’s a page in our business section every week that has pictures of hotshot business people partying together at “meetings.” And as you might guess, the people in these photos look a lot like the guys in those Washington Mutual free checking commercials.
(Of course, they’re not all old, white men. There are a fair number of females, although I’m 99% sure that all the women are part of some creepy, homogenous hivemind.)
So I want to start a business for the sole purpose of sneaking into the background of these photos for a sort of “Where’s Waldo” effect. Think they’d let me in with the striped red hat?
Posted: 6:53 pm ·
Category: Silly Things ·
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So through trial and error, I have uncovered the perfect configuration of blankets, pajamas and sleep positions that leads me to have crazy dreams every night and remember them.
I used to go years at a time without remembering a dream. Something changed in the last year-ish, and suddenly I’m dreaming again, albeit sporadically. And this week? Several each night.
Monday morning, it was a very long dream that involved me going to church (???) with a friend who introduced me to this guy who was pretty much the archetype of every guy who went for me in high school and college. He drove me crazy and it took me a good hour to decide I had to get rid of him.
Tuesday morning, it was … you know, that one ticked me off. It was too preachy, but I got the point.
And this morning, special guest appearance by Cary Elwes! His best comedic performance to date, in my opinion.
Posted: 7:08 am ·
Category: Amateur Dream Interpretation, Silly Things ·
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To anyone who ever suggested that I am not invincible: I just accidentally electrocuted myself and lived to tell about it.
I’m an idiot.
Posted: 10:34 pm ·
Category: I am an idiot, Silly Things ·
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From last night’s chat transcripts:
S: I got mine all fixed today….I’m going as Scully from the X-Files, because I figure I should make use of this red hair while I’ve got it
K: lol
K: The last time I dressed up for Halloween, I was Scully.
S: no kidding?
K: That was about a decade ago, though. lol
S: haha
S: nobody’s going to get it now, but that’s ok
S: there are a couple of other people in Sellards who are just as obsessed with the show and are going as aliens
K: SWEET
S: now, if I could just convince a guy to go as Mulder, it would be fantastic
S: that sucks that you don’t have any good costume ideas
S: I’ve heard a couple of interesting ones
K: I’m bad at costumes.
S: someone suggested dressing up in Renaissance gear and singing (like a Minstrel) and riding a bicycle around…do you get the pun?
S: it’s horrible
K: OH GOD
S: hahhahahaha
S: there’s also the blind date idea
S: pin a calendar date to yourself and walk around with sunglasses and a cane
Her suggestions are hard to top, but I’m still looking for ideas.
Posted: 5:17 pm ·
Category: Conversations, Silly Things ·
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I have two bananas quickly ripening on my kitchen counter. That is one more banana than I need to make banana pancakes.
My logical conclusion that I need to make banana pancakes and someone needs to come over and eat them. Anyone? Tomorrow night?
Anyone? Kevin? I don’t know who’s still in town these days.
I make excellent banana pancakes, by the way.
And if it helps lure anyone, Kevin can testify that I like to dress up in a skirt and heels when I have people over for dinner.
Posted: 10:14 pm ·
Category: Fun, Misc Friends, Silly Things ·
Tags: bananas, pancakes · Comments: 6
The fake flash in Photo Booth makes my eyes look freaky. And I needed to share that.
Posted: 9:52 pm ·
Category: Geek, Silly Things ·
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When I was little, I had a security blanket. It was the standard crochet blue-pink-white blankie that old ladies like to make for the babies in their families.
It went everywhere with me. Grandma says I started crying LOUDLY when they took me to church and didn’t have my blankie. It took until the middle of the sermon for me to realize we’d left it behind, but there was no way I was going to spend another 20 minutes without it. (Don’t grandparents know that little kids won’t sit through church anyway?)
Eventually I decided it was time to leave it tucked under my pillow during the day. And then it found its way under my bed for many years. It’s somewhere in my parents’ basement now, I think.
I’d like to say that I’ve grown up and don’t need my blankie anymore. But the truth is that I’ve got an awesome fleece blanket that’s bigger, more durable and softer than the baby blanket. And as Quinton can testify, I spend most of my time with it wrapped around me. At night, it sits on top of my head to block the light from the bedroom window. And on the weekends when I’m either too lazy to get dressed or I need to do laundry, it becomes a completely-not-flattering wrap dress!
Anyway. Cuddly blankets make my life complete.
And that’s about as coherent as my thoughts get lately. More sleep is needed.
Posted: 10:47 pm ·
Category: Memories, Silly Things ·
Tags: blankets, fleece, security blankets · Comments: 2
