Pointless Announcements

I thought of you second, but wasn't worried that you killed anyone.

Okay

I wondered why we weren't worried about Pepper, so I was just on the not mention her bandwagon. But I really WAS worried.

It's really muggy here today. Earthquake weather. I don't like it.

I woke up to Amber's post on Facebook, I figured she'd be fine. Anyone know anything about Chester?

Even though I'm feeling much better than when I was sick last week, I'm still exhausted most of the time. When I get home I do whatever I have to do (make dinner, do the dishes), and after that I feel ready to go to bed.

Yesterday was fun. Work was super busy so i didn't leave until 6pm. It was dark when i left and while getting on the freeway, this guy was going entirely too slow. So while i'm on the phone with my 3 year old nephew and he's telling me what he wants for Christmas, i go to pass this slow guy and there's a Rubbermaid trashcan on the freeway. I tried to dodge it but i nailed that fucker and it went flying behind me and probably hit God-knows-who-else. It did minor damage to my bumper. Then later i was getting out of my car (an Impala with heavy doors) and the door came back at me and nailed me literally right between the eyes and today there's a red spot there and my nose hurts like hell. Then i spent an hour or so last night bundled up in the freezing cold putting Christmas lights on my girlfriend's mom's roof and trees. While up in the attic, i pretended to push Haley out the little door and she screamed at the top of her lungs and said next time she's just gonna let herself fall so i'll feel really bad for it. Then her mom told us about her neighbor's friend who was getting decorations down from the attic and she fell and hit the concrete garage floor and died. Then we laughed. Then we watched Amish Mafia on Discovery Channel and there was this guy named Lebanon Levi, who's a total badass, at least as far as Amish guys go. then we went home and watched an episode of King of Queens and i grazed off of my girlfriend's ravioli and ate a banana and then went to deep sleep. It's really quiet at work today and i'm not doing much at all. Friday is the Christmas party and then i'm REALLY not doing anything and in fact, i'm gonna start drinking at 9am when the gift exchange starts because we're going to the company-wide Christmas party right after that so i might as well make a day of it, right?

I have the house to myself for the first time in five days.

I am used to a lot more personal space and alone time than this, but the kids will be home in less than an hour now.

Should I just dick away my hour on the cult? That is probably what is going to happen.

haha. I missed this post I think, before.

Next time there is a huge disaster or tragedy here I am going to not post for like five days and make everyone frightened.

Amish Mafia was last night? That was the topic of one of my posts, and still missed it. Dang it! I get preoccupied with The Mindy Project, on Tuesdays.

I just can't even begin to imagine this whole Amish Mafia thing.

Unusually warm and calm weather. I live in a very windy city, the wind is a pain in the arse, but it's also kind of reassuring.

Another dream about this guy I know. Really bugs me, I never have a conscious crush on him but after these dreams where he woos me I spend a day thinking he's probably really dreamy and it is very frustrating.

You see, this is how it started for me. I'd noticed him before, but after the first dream where we were reading from the same book and then kissed over the open pages, it became ever more conscious and now it bothers me a lot.

I don't want a crush on this guy, he's a bit of a goon. A nice goon but still. I think it's because he's super confident or something? I don't know. Don't scare me! I don't want to like him!

well I don't want to like him either!

He is kind of good looking.

That is what the stupid brain just does, ladies. Everyone blames the heart, but the truth is the brain is the bitch that refuses to obey orders.

According to the whole "year in review" on face book, two of my "biggest moments" were when i made this status, on October 11th:

Burnt toast.

And this status, on March 7th:

I spilled an entire glass of beer just after I poured it!! Deflated amber is deflated.

Burnt toast and spilt beer. That is my life friends.

*takes flourishing bow and exits stage left*

Apparently, mine were changing my cover photo a couple of times, various photo albums, the picture with my seven books from Phil, a quote and a video of one of Aaliyah's songs.

I still think I win the pathetic award for having nothing but 20 pictures of my cat as my biggest 2012 moments.
I went back to uni this year! And did a public roller derby bout! Dumb Facebook.

What are these biggest moments based on? The amount of comments and likes?

I think so. My Aaliyah video had 62 comments and the photo with the books around 30.

Well some of it is dramatizations, it's kind of obvious. But Amish people snitch on each other and then this rich Amish guy (or maybe a Mennonite) in a nice Cadillac goes around fixing their problems. Or one of his boys do it. Like this English guy hit one of their buggies with his car and took off so an Amish mafia cronie shot his car with a shotgun because he wasn't cooperative. An eye for an eye, they said a few times in that episode.

Is there a Canadian accent that sounds similar to Irish/Scottish? A cute doctor just came by to hand in some documentation, and he had a passport from Canada, but he sounded Irish/Scottish to me! I looove accents.

There are a suprising number of UK expats living in Canada. Dunno about the Irish.

I would love to go to Canada *daydream*.

The cost of living in Toronto isn't much more than where i live now so in a year or two we're moving there. Ideally.

Actually you won't need to.... It really hasn't changed that much, they just got rid of some old bashed guitars the fish tank that had no fish in it and repainted the walls a nice blood red color and added some accents on the walls and some Industrial Era art here and there. They still have the same crew and even Ta Ta Tuesdays. Also everyone still calls it by the old name and their Facebook page didn't change. So its all good. If you ever come down to Austin I'll have to take you sometime and show you around. Otherwise I have a lot of past pics on my Facebook Photography page as well.

My Canadian clients, they all speak fluent Question? Whether or not they're asking any questions? Like Renee' who is one of my reps? I feel like I'm constantly moving towards the edge of my seat in anticipation of needing to provide an answer even if she is just telling me to have a nice day? It's very odd?

Hahahaha?

haha Alecia, I know exactly what you mean! Great!

In recent news I'm recovering from a recent Bounce House Injury. Sprained my ankle pretty bad racing a 4 year old through a bounce house labeled "Ultimate Challenge". It definitely lives up to its name. After a series of obstacles over/under and side to side and a slide, you are confronted with a 10 foot wall that you have to climb using the rope with knots and foam pegs. Right when I got to the top I lost my footing just as I let go of the rope and fell about 9ft down straight on my ankle. Then I just lay there in defeat for a while because the only way out is that pervasive wall, now I have a slight feeling on what the guy in 127 hours felt like.

Injured I had to get up that wall no matter what the cost. Else I would starve to death in this vinyl encapsulated prison, or be faced with calling the dreaded attendant. Clearly labeled on the bounce house its not recommended for adults to enter, however how could I not, I was mysteriously drawn to it. Well that and the challenge of a 4 year old beckoned me to enter. I climbed up that vinyl wall, and slid down the slide.

Once that was done I was able to walk it off....or so I thought. It stopped hurting, so what did I do? Take it easy? No that is far too boring. I went back into the Ultimate challenge taking Emma along with me and climbed up that wall with a toddler in one arm and the rope in the other and we bot made it out unscathed with grins.

All was well and fun, until the end of the car ride home. Right when I stepped out of the car and put weight on my injured ankle I fell and bellowed in pain. It felt broke that night, pain level was at a constant 7.....the whiskey helped as it always does as did ice packs,Ibuprofen, and elevation via a recliner. It felt broken however after a Dr. visit I learned it was just a bad sprain. Now Its just sore a bit. Already healing. This is the end of my bounce house short story.

That is a good Bounce House story. You are a monster.

And since we are talking sprains, James went back to the doctor yesterday (drove himself and limped around with his crutches), on insistence from his employer. It is interesting for him to be employed by a company that actually cares about his health. With any other injury he ever had before at best he got faux care and compassion more often plain annoyance that he is human and his body is able to be hurt.

His boss is being really good about it (again, weird... like all this unemployment off and on the past several years was just leading up to finally having a job worth having?) He had to go back because it has been almost a week and the swelling has barely reduced and the bruise was disappearing on the one side but then a new bruise showed up on the other side of the foot.

The doctor diagnosed it as most likely a third degree sprain, where the ligaments are completely torn, and it will be four to six weeks before he is recovered to somewhat normal. He has been okayed to go back to work, on light duty only and using crutches, and no lifting anything over five lbs. He is a Carpenter. There is no such thing as light duty using crutches and not lifting heavy items. So it is looking like he may be home through the end of the year.

My other PA, my best friend is getting married today. Courthouse wedding. I am nervous for her, but I get to be there this time, I wasn't there for her last wedding.

Haha, I love this.

So James' boss called and I guess they have found 'light duty' work for him to do around the shop.

So that is good. Good for him mentally and me (don't think I could handle him being here 24/7 for the next month... I love you but I need my space honey, go away and make my heart grow fonder)

Adios classes! Today I had the last one this year. We were supposed to have another week, but we talked to the professors and won't go anymore.

Someone needs to give this man a medal.

I love you guys.
Thats about it.

Its okay I have more pictures of strange cats I see around town. My friends dogs, and goats.

PA: I need to wrap up more gifts, send out postcards, clean my room, do other house stuff.

We love you too!

A lot of Australians talk like this too, it's a really weird habit but definitely funny once you notice it.

here's an Aussie comedian talking about it:

Yay weddings!

The judge had very sweet non traditional vows for them, about trust, care, honesty, making sure no matter what else their children were always raised with love for the other parent, being there for each other and finishing up with 'and I promise to make everyday fun'.

She told them to only repeat the parts of the vows they agreed with and would promise to keep to each other, asked if they had anything they would like to add personally, rounded it out with advice about making marriage work and then, as they each placed the ring on each others finger said "this is the last thing you will say as unmarried person "with this ring I make you my wife/husband" ".

Then, most lastly, smirked at my friend and told her "I think you should kiss your groom now."

Also, instead of asking if anyone objected, she began by looking around at everyone there and saying "I assume you are all here because you are in support of this union?" To which everyone assented.

I thought that was nice too.

That does sound nice, Amber. I went to a registery office wedding and I thought it was awful and impersonal.

Thanks, I rewrote it slightly and threw it on my wordpress blog.

You are a super trooper, Zack! Hope your injury gets better soon. Your daughter is sooo cute!

Amber, I love weddings. Big or small. Especially the striped down, bare bones, courthouse weddings. So determined to be united. No matter what the obstacle. *Sniff*...don't mind me. I always tear up at weddings.
And hope your husband somehow miraculously procures the healing powers of Wolverine. And does a jig around the tree by Christmas morning.

Newman O's are kinda gross.

I'm waiting for my iPod to finish syncing and I have to be at work in about 8 hours....

Oh and my upstairs neighbors love leaving their porch light on, which of course shines right into my window. Gonna need to have a chat with them about that...