I have a strange feeling that I'm only going to remember to post on Fridays, thus compiling my life into five neat and orderly facts. I digress...
1. My brother has officially moved in and has subsequently eaten us out of house and home. I have a hard enough time feeding the Man; now I have yet another 20-something to add to the table. Who knew that 2 family-sized boxes of cereal and two gallons of milk weren't enough for two guys for a week? Crazy.
2. Summer is over. Let me clarify: the summer weather isn't over (thank you Midwest humidity), but the laid back, student-less aspect is long gone. Students are returning ten-fold, which means fall registration is around the corner. And fall registration means long lines, crazy questions, clueless students, frustrated parents, working on a Saturday and gallons of Starbucks. Jealous?
3. I squatted 185 pounds the other day. The Man and I are really into physical fitness and Wednesdays are our "squat days." (FYI, the Man gets so excited about Tuesday "bench day" that he literally can't sleep the night before. It's like Christmas - in a sweaty kinda way.) I'm short and petite, so squatting 185 pounds is kinda a big deal. Now I can't walk without wanting to die, but whatever.
4. The Man decided that he wants to learn Spanish and has since downloaded the entire Rosetta Stone workshop. I'm proud of him for wanting to expand his horizons, but I wish he would speak to himself rather than repeating, "DONDE ESTA LA BIBLIOTECA?" to everyone in Starbucks.
5. Tuesday night marked my first official graduate course for the Master's of Organizational Leadership. With a sweet tea in hand, I had a great time meeting the other students in my cohort and listening to their academic/professional accomplishments. It was a bit intimidating, considering I don't have any professional accomplishments, but I can make people laugh. Night one: success.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Friday Fun Facts
After reading countless blogs, which are exponentially more popular than mine, I've decided to add a little structure to each week. Introducing: Friday Fun Facts. (Or Five on Friday or Five Fun Facts for Friday or the Fabulous Five Forgotten Facts on Friday....the alliteration is endless.) Each Friday I will post five fun facts from the past week, the past month, or just the past hour. It's a trial run, so let's see how quickly I forget about it. Ready?
1. This past week we've had 4 different people tell us that our Jetta smells like crayons. Considering we are child-less and the Man and I have never used or even owned crayons since purchasing the car, the source remains a mystery. I'm afraid to clean out from under the seats.
2. Our lives are freakishly similar to Doug & Carrie on "The King of Queens." We have no kids, we both work, we spend our Saturday nights watching TV and eating take-out, my ridiculous-yet-lovable brother lives with us, and the Man is always making unrecognizable noises. Fortunately for the Man, he's not 250 pounds and I don't end every sentence with "idiot."
3. The Man changed a baby's diaper yesterday. It was epic. And he's better at it than I am.
4. My office just purchased Diet Orange Crush for our vending machine. I could not be more excited.
5. Did I mention that my brother is moving in with us this weekend? He's student teaching and needs a place to stay for the fall semester, so I figured what the heck? If anything I'll have more to blog about.
So that's that. Hopefully I'll remember to keep this going, unlike the Way Back Wednesday, or any other attempt to blog consistently. Enjoy!
1. This past week we've had 4 different people tell us that our Jetta smells like crayons. Considering we are child-less and the Man and I have never used or even owned crayons since purchasing the car, the source remains a mystery. I'm afraid to clean out from under the seats.
2. Our lives are freakishly similar to Doug & Carrie on "The King of Queens." We have no kids, we both work, we spend our Saturday nights watching TV and eating take-out, my ridiculous-yet-lovable brother lives with us, and the Man is always making unrecognizable noises. Fortunately for the Man, he's not 250 pounds and I don't end every sentence with "idiot."
3. The Man changed a baby's diaper yesterday. It was epic. And he's better at it than I am.
4. My office just purchased Diet Orange Crush for our vending machine. I could not be more excited.
5. Did I mention that my brother is moving in with us this weekend? He's student teaching and needs a place to stay for the fall semester, so I figured what the heck? If anything I'll have more to blog about.
So that's that. Hopefully I'll remember to keep this going, unlike the Way Back Wednesday, or any other attempt to blog consistently. Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
When in Doubt, Order Pizza
The Man and I have an unspoken principle that when life get tough, the tough order pizza. We don't know why, but gooey cheese helps make unpleasant circumstances a bit more manageable.
Yesterday was a doozy. We ordered pizza twice one day. From two different places. It was definitely the Monday of all Mondays.
The Man received a rejection letter from what looked like a promising job at a local police department, which put a damper on his entire day. In an attempt to cheer him up, I picked up a pepperoni pizza for his lunch break. For at least 25 minutes, he forgot about the whole thing. Pizza #1
As a reward for our "rice & beans" budget, the Man and I had planned a trip to Jamaica for next spring. We saved and saved and we were so excited to pay cash for a real vacation. Meanwhile, the tuition remission for my master's program (which begins tonight) doesn't include the cost of books. We knew this, but I was never informed as to how much was due and when. Sure enough, I got a letter stating that the payment was due: yesterday. The cost? Roughly the amount of our vacation fund. If I can't have fruity frozen drinks on a beach, I was at least going to have Papa John's. Pizza #2
All of this pizza may be good for our spirits, but not our waistlines. That being said, I was at the gym bright and early this morning to burn off the sympathy calories. When I came home, I was so exhausted I didn't feel like making myself breakfast -- so I ate leftover pizza. Pizza #2 1/2
Please don't judge us.
Yesterday was a doozy. We ordered pizza twice one day. From two different places. It was definitely the Monday of all Mondays.
The Man received a rejection letter from what looked like a promising job at a local police department, which put a damper on his entire day. In an attempt to cheer him up, I picked up a pepperoni pizza for his lunch break. For at least 25 minutes, he forgot about the whole thing. Pizza #1
As a reward for our "rice & beans" budget, the Man and I had planned a trip to Jamaica for next spring. We saved and saved and we were so excited to pay cash for a real vacation. Meanwhile, the tuition remission for my master's program (which begins tonight) doesn't include the cost of books. We knew this, but I was never informed as to how much was due and when. Sure enough, I got a letter stating that the payment was due: yesterday. The cost? Roughly the amount of our vacation fund. If I can't have fruity frozen drinks on a beach, I was at least going to have Papa John's. Pizza #2
All of this pizza may be good for our spirits, but not our waistlines. That being said, I was at the gym bright and early this morning to burn off the sympathy calories. When I came home, I was so exhausted I didn't feel like making myself breakfast -- so I ate leftover pizza. Pizza #2 1/2
Please don't judge us.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Not Just a Pretty Face
I start my master's program in less than a week, so in preparation, I bought a new laptop computer. It's black and shiny and new and pretty and it has games. I'm sure there's a bunch of other features, but I'm not very familiar with computer speak. Case in point:
Me: [yawn] Gosh I'm exhausted.
The Man: You wouldn't be so tired if you didn't stay up so late playing on your new laptop.
Me: I wasn't playing! I was downloading important hardware.
The Man: Downloading hardware, huh?
Me: Yes, I had to install Microsoft Office and everything.
The Man: Honey, you don't download hardware.
Me: Then what did I just spend the last hour doing?
The Man: Downloading software.
Me: What's the difference?
The Man: [indistinct technological jargon]
Me: I don't understand a word you just said.
The Man: Ok. Hardware is the physical, tangible part of the computer. Software is the program that you run but don't see.
Me: But it was on a CD. Isn't that tangible?
The Man: [sighs] Technically, yes.
Me: Well ok then. I was downloading hardware.
The Man: No, you weren't. [Thinks for a second] Ok. You know what Mike McDaniel does? He writes software programs.
Me: No, he protects us from terrorists and hackers.
The Man: [sighs] Yes, but he does it by writing software programs.
Me: I miss Mike and Jessica.
The Man: Honey, focus. I want you to understand this.
Me: Ok ok. I think I get it.
The Man: Do you or are you just saying that?
Me: Yes! So the hardware is like Nintendo and software is like Super Mario Brothers?
The Man: [shakes his head and sighs] Sure.
Me: HA! I figured it out!
As an EMT and volunteer medic at the local hospital, the Man owns a very high-end (read: expensive and pretty) stethoscope. Every night after he runs, he takes his blood pressure and heart rate to make sure everything is running smoothly (no pun intended). Sometimes he leaves his stethoscope unattended...
Me: [I grabbed the stethoscope and started mimicking Darth Vader]
The Man: Sweetheart, are you playing with my stethoscope?
Me: No!
The Man: What are you doing?
Me: I'm checking my vitals. I don't think I have a heart rate.
The Man: You have the ear buds in backwards.
Me: Oh.
The Man: You weren't playing Darth Vader again were you?
Me: [silence]
The Man: This isn't a toy, you know.
Me: I know. I'm sorry.
Me: [yawn] Gosh I'm exhausted.
The Man: You wouldn't be so tired if you didn't stay up so late playing on your new laptop.
Me: I wasn't playing! I was downloading important hardware.
The Man: Downloading hardware, huh?
Me: Yes, I had to install Microsoft Office and everything.
The Man: Honey, you don't download hardware.
Me: Then what did I just spend the last hour doing?
The Man: Downloading software.
Me: What's the difference?
The Man: [indistinct technological jargon]
Me: I don't understand a word you just said.
The Man: Ok. Hardware is the physical, tangible part of the computer. Software is the program that you run but don't see.
Me: But it was on a CD. Isn't that tangible?
The Man: [sighs] Technically, yes.
Me: Well ok then. I was downloading hardware.
The Man: No, you weren't. [Thinks for a second] Ok. You know what Mike McDaniel does? He writes software programs.
Me: No, he protects us from terrorists and hackers.
The Man: [sighs] Yes, but he does it by writing software programs.
Me: I miss Mike and Jessica.
The Man: Honey, focus. I want you to understand this.
Me: Ok ok. I think I get it.
The Man: Do you or are you just saying that?
Me: Yes! So the hardware is like Nintendo and software is like Super Mario Brothers?
The Man: [shakes his head and sighs] Sure.
Me: HA! I figured it out!
As an EMT and volunteer medic at the local hospital, the Man owns a very high-end (read: expensive and pretty) stethoscope. Every night after he runs, he takes his blood pressure and heart rate to make sure everything is running smoothly (no pun intended). Sometimes he leaves his stethoscope unattended...
Me: [I grabbed the stethoscope and started mimicking Darth Vader]
The Man: Sweetheart, are you playing with my stethoscope?
Me: No!
The Man: What are you doing?
Me: I'm checking my vitals. I don't think I have a heart rate.
The Man: You have the ear buds in backwards.
Me: Oh.
The Man: You weren't playing Darth Vader again were you?
Me: [silence]
The Man: This isn't a toy, you know.
Me: I know. I'm sorry.
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