This pretty much sums it up. WHOA! She's a nut job!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Bill Clinton is visiting my high school!
CRAZY STUFF!
I am very surprised to hear that Bill Clinton will be visiting my high school. Like the article says, West Lafayette High School is the smallest public school in the county. Plus, he could go 3 blocks away and be at Purdue University. Heck, I'm amazed they are even campaigning in Indiana. That state never goes democrat! West Lafayette (and Bloomington) are probably the most liberal cities in the state though.
Still hard to imagine Bill in the same gym that my high school graduation was in!
I am very surprised to hear that Bill Clinton will be visiting my high school. Like the article says, West Lafayette High School is the smallest public school in the county. Plus, he could go 3 blocks away and be at Purdue University. Heck, I'm amazed they are even campaigning in Indiana. That state never goes democrat! West Lafayette (and Bloomington) are probably the most liberal cities in the state though.
Still hard to imagine Bill in the same gym that my high school graduation was in!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Walking a mile in Fubar's Shoes
Fubar is known for a lot of things. Bonging champagne, invincibility, and his love of Britney Spears (former love?). But, something else he is known for is his Bachelor reviews.
On Monday Kathryn and I were watching the Bachelor. We decided to walk a mile in Fubar's shoes and keep a log of the girls we liked and disliked. I have to give Fubar credit, it is a lot harder than it looks! Just as you are writing down that one girl has big teeth, another one is talking about arm wrestling. Whoa, overload. So, in the order that we met them, here is my summary of Matt, the Bachelor, and the girls.
Matt - Matt is British. The first Brit Bachelor, and he wants to meet American girls. Kathryn said that Brits think American girls are easy. Correlation?? I am undecided as to whether I am attracted to Matt or not. He had some very steamy rugby pics that almost had me convinced. But, accents only confuse me and he kind of has bags under his eyes. He does seem to have a good sense of humor, though, and he sounded really sweet when he was talking about his family. Kathryn, on the other hand, is smitten. She has earned the nickname "the 26th bachelorette".
Devon - Long face.
Christine - 32 years old. Looks oldish. Kept saying "thanks".
Chelsea - Self-proclaimed arm wrestling champ. After Matt arm wrestled her, he had a good line: "I only arm wrestle women. Pregnant women." (It was funnier with a Brit accent.)
Erin H. - Giggly. Had goth-ish hair. Already mentioned getting a wedding ring on her finger. Whoa! Slow down! I'm a married woman and you're making me scared of committment!
Kelly - Cute.
Rebecca - Kathryn happened to pause the show at this time and Rebecca had the scariest face/neck thing going on. It looked painful, really, and crazy scary. Then she said "You are from England." Really? He didn't know that.
Denise - Big teeth and is big into politics. Was an aide for Bush.
Erin S. - Kind of has a manly voice and her profession is a hot dog vendor. I bet she had a heck of a time getting her work put on hold so she could go on the show.
Robin - Meh.
Ashlee - With two E's. Just like on the How I Met Your Mother we just watched! Should have skipped the part where she blew him a kiss. She's cute though. Looks pretty young.
Alyssa - Cute and seems confident.
Michelle P. - Bright red hair... Kathryn and I both wonder if the carpet matches the drapes.
Shayne - PUKE. Later in the evening she blatently fished for compliments by asking Matt if he liked her dress. It would have been awesome if he had said NO.
Marshana - She was sporting some weird African princess garb that she made herself. She is also the Miss Earth New York. Whatever that means. Totally the token black chick that he'll keep around for a couple rounds.
Amanda P. - Looks like she is 12.
Tamara - High pitched voice, cocktail waittress.
Holly - Looks like a Barbie doll. Suprisingly good conversation though.
Tiffany - "You look sharp..." What are you? My grandma?
Carri - She had a weird chest. "You're English, OK." He went for a peck on the cheek and she looked like she went for tongue.
Stacey - Right away, I called SLUT! I also said she had DSL. (Hopefully you people know what that means. If not, Google it.) She even had a huge tramp stamp tattoo that her low-back dress showed off. Later in the show, she got totally bombed. She had this glorious line: "I have my bachelors in nutrition. And nothing and no one will ever stop me. I want to find a pharmaceutical that will cure something that no one has thought of." Wow. Sounds like one of Ahow's drunk voicemails!! Later on in the evening Matt was talking to Stacey and another girl and Stacey kept rubbing his leg. AWKWARD. Then, he walked away and she went over and slipped him her underwear. WHOA! Fortunately, she passed out soon after that. All class!
Lesley - Weird shaped mouth.
Michelle R. - No, not Michelle Reuter! This girl had a mouse voice.
Noelle - Nice rack and dimples. Not annoying.
My top 5 favorite girls
Kelly
Alyssa
Holly**
Carri
Noelle
** Kathryn had the same list, except Robin instead of Holly.
Matt managed to pick 4 out of my top 5, so I'm pretty happy about that. He didn't pick Alyssa though. Not sure what he was thinking there.
Looks like it will be a good series!!
On Monday Kathryn and I were watching the Bachelor. We decided to walk a mile in Fubar's shoes and keep a log of the girls we liked and disliked. I have to give Fubar credit, it is a lot harder than it looks! Just as you are writing down that one girl has big teeth, another one is talking about arm wrestling. Whoa, overload. So, in the order that we met them, here is my summary of Matt, the Bachelor, and the girls.
Matt - Matt is British. The first Brit Bachelor, and he wants to meet American girls. Kathryn said that Brits think American girls are easy. Correlation?? I am undecided as to whether I am attracted to Matt or not. He had some very steamy rugby pics that almost had me convinced. But, accents only confuse me and he kind of has bags under his eyes. He does seem to have a good sense of humor, though, and he sounded really sweet when he was talking about his family. Kathryn, on the other hand, is smitten. She has earned the nickname "the 26th bachelorette".
(**Girls in this color got a rose**)
Amanda R. - As she walked up she had her hands behind back. She's kind of awkward but endearing. Collarbone = yuck. Kept getting HICCUPS!! Somehow she got the first impression rose later in the evening. Matt and I clearly don't have the same taste.
Devon - Long face.
Christine - 32 years old. Looks oldish. Kept saying "thanks".
Chelsea - Self-proclaimed arm wrestling champ. After Matt arm wrestled her, he had a good line: "I only arm wrestle women. Pregnant women." (It was funnier with a Brit accent.)
Erin H. - Giggly. Had goth-ish hair. Already mentioned getting a wedding ring on her finger. Whoa! Slow down! I'm a married woman and you're making me scared of committment!
Kelly - Cute.
Rebecca - Kathryn happened to pause the show at this time and Rebecca had the scariest face/neck thing going on. It looked painful, really, and crazy scary. Then she said "You are from England." Really? He didn't know that.
Denise - Big teeth and is big into politics. Was an aide for Bush.
Erin S. - Kind of has a manly voice and her profession is a hot dog vendor. I bet she had a heck of a time getting her work put on hold so she could go on the show.
Robin - Meh.
Ashlee - With two E's. Just like on the How I Met Your Mother we just watched! Should have skipped the part where she blew him a kiss. She's cute though. Looks pretty young.
Alyssa - Cute and seems confident.
Michelle P. - Bright red hair... Kathryn and I both wonder if the carpet matches the drapes.
Shayne - PUKE. Later in the evening she blatently fished for compliments by asking Matt if he liked her dress. It would have been awesome if he had said NO.
Marshana - She was sporting some weird African princess garb that she made herself. She is also the Miss Earth New York. Whatever that means. Totally the token black chick that he'll keep around for a couple rounds.
Amanda P. - Looks like she is 12.
Tamara - High pitched voice, cocktail waittress.
Holly - Looks like a Barbie doll. Suprisingly good conversation though.
Tiffany - "You look sharp..." What are you? My grandma?
Carri - She had a weird chest. "You're English, OK." He went for a peck on the cheek and she looked like she went for tongue.
Stacey - Right away, I called SLUT! I also said she had DSL. (Hopefully you people know what that means. If not, Google it.) She even had a huge tramp stamp tattoo that her low-back dress showed off. Later in the show, she got totally bombed. She had this glorious line: "I have my bachelors in nutrition. And nothing and no one will ever stop me. I want to find a pharmaceutical that will cure something that no one has thought of." Wow. Sounds like one of Ahow's drunk voicemails!! Later on in the evening Matt was talking to Stacey and another girl and Stacey kept rubbing his leg. AWKWARD. Then, he walked away and she went over and slipped him her underwear. WHOA! Fortunately, she passed out soon after that. All class!
Lesley - Weird shaped mouth.
Michelle R. - No, not Michelle Reuter! This girl had a mouse voice.
Noelle - Nice rack and dimples. Not annoying.
My top 5 favorite girls
Kelly
Alyssa
Holly**
Carri
Noelle
** Kathryn had the same list, except Robin instead of Holly.
Matt managed to pick 4 out of my top 5, so I'm pretty happy about that. He didn't pick Alyssa though. Not sure what he was thinking there.
Looks like it will be a good series!!
Why couldn't I be a magnet for money?
So, there is this quirk that I have:
When I stay in hotels, I am always given a room that someone is already in.
I swear. Last night this happened to me for the FOURTH time in my life. Most people have never had this happen, and I have had it happen 4 times in the last 4-5 years.
When I stay in hotels, I am always given a room that someone is already in.
I swear. Last night this happened to me for the FOURTH time in my life. Most people have never had this happen, and I have had it happen 4 times in the last 4-5 years.
- The first time it happened to me I was on a work trip to St. Louis. It was at a really nice hotel. We had been out to dinner with our client team and got back to check in kind of late. Fortunately, I had been drinking some wine, so I thought the situation was funny. If I were dead sober, I probably would have been slightly scared! I open the door to my room and there is a large black man sitting at the desk in his boxers. Um... Anyway, I went back downstairs and they had to give me a nasty smoking room!
- The 2nd time it happened, I have witnesses. Reuter, Michelle, Ploth & I were down in Nashville. We got to our room and walked in the door. It was pitch black, but as our eyes started to focus, we realized there was a large bump on the bed. Someone was there sleeping! We took off back downstairs to get a new room.
- The 3rd time was when I was moving from Chicago to Norfolk. I left after work and had driven for 7 hours. I finally pulled off at midnight to get a room. When I walked in the door, there was a woman and her 2 daughters. They didn't see me, so I just walked back out. She must have heard something, though, because she goes "Honey, is that you?" Nope. It wasn't.
- I have been staying in this hotel every other week for the last year. It is to the point where one woman, Valerie Love according to her name tag, knows me by name. Usually, this is a good thing since they will give me rooms in the areas that I want to be in. Well, last night Valerie was with a customer, so I had to deal with some clearly incompetent worker. Off to my room. As I walked up, I noticed the curtains were shut. They always leave them open after cleaning. Then, I opened the door. Oddly, the first thing I noticed was a tissue laying on the dresser. Gross! Did they even clean this room? As I looked around, I realized someone's stuff was there! Grr! Are you serious?
So, I am a magnet to getting already occupied hotel rooms. It couldn't be something useful like always randomly finding money. Or bumping into famous people. It has truly gotten to the point that when a desk clerk gives me my room key I just want to say "Are you SURE there is no one in this room?" Because, with my luck, there WILL be.
Monday, March 17, 2008
St. Patty's Day in the 'Folk
I was a little bummed this St. Patrick's Day weekend. I didn't get to attend the 30 bar pub crawl, or any of the other festivities. I was a little skeptical of how they do the day of Green Beer down in Virginia. And, to top it all off, Lee had duty that day. Fortunately, my backup husband, Tom, was willing to go out and get drunk.
I don't have any pictures from the day because I was dumb and forgot my camera...
However, I didn't forget roadies for me & Tom!!
So, Tom came over at about 11am. I had the screwdrivers already mixed up in to-go containers. We headed off. The parade was only a few blocks away from my house. The parade wasn't the most amazing thing I've ever seen, but the screwdriver was strong and I was feeling it fast.
I started accumulating green stuff pretty fast. First a green Statue of Liberty crown. Then, soon, I spent the last of my cash on an AWESOME St. Patty's Day pimp hat. Can you say impulse buy?
The parade may not have had the best floats, but they did have THREE different floats jamming to Lynyrd Skynyrd. And that is awesome.
One of the best parts was watching some of the good t-shirts around the parade. Some of my faves:
I don't have any pictures from the day because I was dumb and forgot my camera...
However, I didn't forget roadies for me & Tom!!
So, Tom came over at about 11am. I had the screwdrivers already mixed up in to-go containers. We headed off. The parade was only a few blocks away from my house. The parade wasn't the most amazing thing I've ever seen, but the screwdriver was strong and I was feeling it fast.
I started accumulating green stuff pretty fast. First a green Statue of Liberty crown. Then, soon, I spent the last of my cash on an AWESOME St. Patty's Day pimp hat. Can you say impulse buy?
The parade may not have had the best floats, but they did have THREE different floats jamming to Lynyrd Skynyrd. And that is awesome.One of the best parts was watching some of the good t-shirts around the parade. Some of my faves:
- IRISH TODAY... HUNGOVER TOMORROW.
- Lick me I'm Irish (classy)
While we were at the parade, we ran into a woman that keeps her boat on the same dock as Tom. She has lived in Norfolk her entire life, so she knew where to go and what to do. Once the parade was over we headed over to the VFW. I really need to start hanging out at that place! Cheap beer & good music (read: country). After that we went over to the Knights of Columbus. They had a sweet setup going. A band inside, a band outside, lots of booze stands and food stands. And I even got to see a big fight get broken up right in front of me... By Tom. Haha.
Jay and some others met up with us there and we headed over to Greenie's. Greenie's ALSO had two bands and tents everywhere. It was packed, but they were keeping up with the crowds and getting us drinks pretty quick!
At some point in the evening, we decided it was a good idea to all go back to Tom's boat and drive the boat down to Kokoamos. It took us over an hour to get down there. By then we were all pretty hammered. We ended up only staying there for about an hour and a half. The minute we got back on Tom's boat to leave, I passed out on the couch. Apparently I "slept" heavily. I guess it was some pretty rough seas on the way home.
After my "nap", I awoke and we were magically back at Tom's dock. A few of us shared a cab and when I got home, I went straight to bed. Lee got off work at 8:30am, but fortunately he wanted a nap. So, we both finally got up at 11am and miraculously, I wasn't hungover at all! After 12 long hours of drinking!! It was a St. Patrick's Day MIRACLE!! And, I have to say, Norfolk knows how to do it up on St. Patrick's Day. They may not dye any rivers green, but they still know how to party!!
* note, doesn't the guy wearing the pimp hat kind of look like someone else we knows??
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Locks of Love
I've decided that I am going to start growing my hair in order to do Locks of Love. You have to have a minimum of 10 inches to donate... Which is a lot of hair! I kind of wish I hadn't gotten my hair cut last fall now!!
Anyway, if hair grows 1/2 inch per month, I am giving myself until next summer to grow my hair. This is allowing for a couple trims during the year. I don't want to donate a bunch of split ends!!
I wish I were as brave as Josh Flowers who is going to go totally bald for childhood cancer.
Anyway, if hair grows 1/2 inch per month, I am giving myself until next summer to grow my hair. This is allowing for a couple trims during the year. I don't want to donate a bunch of split ends!!
I wish I were as brave as Josh Flowers who is going to go totally bald for childhood cancer.