Archive for December, 2006

What I realized this morning after banging my head off the ottoman

Friday, December 29th, 2006

That global warming really does make our neighbors' lawns beautiful in late December.

Yesterday was a Scarlett Johansson Superfest!

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

For some reason or another the stars and planets aligned my Netflix movie queue and two movies with Scarlett Johansson were beamed into my mailbox. I'm not sure if I did this on purpose or it was just a twist of fate. Regardless my day was beginning to look a ...

Certain information has come to light, man

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Thursday will be my last night in the stockroom at Target. I'm not gonna trash talk the place. It had its moments. More in the beginning of my retail career and fewer at the end. They were flexible with scheduling and generally nice people. If anything I will miss the ...

Technology trumps toddler

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

The beauty of the AquaDoodleâ„¢ is its non-marking water-based pen. It will only make a visible mark on the AquaDoodleâ„¢ drawing pad. This means Rhen can practice his vandalism on any surface in the house and I can ignore it. Thank you nano space technology!

At Target tonight

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Near the trash compactor. Very full. Imagine tubs of overflowing trash. The smell of pizza and old coffee grounds. Not to mention the refuse from the bathrooms. "It looks like you have a landfill here." "Yes. We do. We are thinking of selling to the county." "Oh really?" "We're gonna sell the property but ...

Ten songs that should suck, but don’t

Monday, December 11th, 2006

A lot of these songs, if not all of them, are from the 80s which was a truly suck ass decade regardless of what VH1 would have you believe. In no particular order: 1. My Own Way, Duran Duran. This song should suck a mighty cup of Earl Gray but John ...

Happy Birthday Alisa!

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

My brother is sort of cheap. I hope he bought you something nice.

Gwen, why would you do that?

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

Last night C_ and I made an attempt to watch the Billboard Music Awards on Fox. A lot of our conversations went like this: "Who's that?" "What are they doing now?" "Why would she do that?" "What is that thing?" "High School Musical?" "Nickelsack." I'll admit the Billboard Music Awards were much more spirited than the American ...