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December 21, 2004
That socks...
It occurred to me yesterday how important it is to find a good pair of socks. I wear three types of socks which I will categorize for you now: black socks, athletic socks, and miscellaneous gift socks. I'm sure you have a pair of each.
Since it is the winter season, and I must dress nice for work, my black socks have been in active use. I was starting to run low on my usual socks, so I picked out a pair that was at the bottom of my drawer. I left my apt in the wee hours and headed for my vehicle. Dear me, i thought to myself as I was trekking across the parking garage, something is wrong with my sock. I realized what had happened--SOCK SLIPPAGE. With a gasp I begin concentrating harder on my right foot (for my left sock was gripping onto my defined calf just fine) making sure I was taking careful, calculated steps. By the time I got to my car, the damage was done:
My sock had slipped so far down into my shoe that my ankles were completely bare. Oh the horror!
The mistfortunes did not end there. I went to my favorite place during lunch time (costco)--just to take a stroll and take in that fresh costco air. On the way out I felt my thin, useless sock bunch up at the front of my shoe. Shoot, i thought, i need to pull up my sock. There's always a traffic jam at the exit b/c of the pointless checking-of-the-receipt process on the way out. This was my chance. I stopped, bent down and lifted my right sock with one swift yank--SATISFACTION! I stood up quickly only to run into a man coming from my right side. "Excuse me!" I said to the man. He chuckled said, "yeah...", cut in front of me, and left. The nerve! He was in my BLIND SPOT! Further, had he never experience sock slippage?! It's serious matter and the least he could do was show a little sympathy.
Enough. I can't believe I just wrote 2 paragraphs-worth of blog material on sock slippage. Consider it a glimpse into my sad, uneventful life............minus the 183 i bowled last weekend!!!! Check out the pic below. I'm "CB"--stands for "Cheeze Balls" my self-proclaimed name for small group.
Lastly, i am going to DALLAS for Christmas!!! I'll be getting in tomorrow evening and staying until the following wed morning (29th). Joy, joy! Come, let us frolick in the imaginary texas snow!
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December 14, 2004
Le Club de Foofoo
An all too familiar scene....
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December 03, 2004
My Thanksgiving Week
Are you ready for a long entry? I’ll try to stay on track cause, but I have a lot of things to share. If you’re one of those people who ignore my thoughtful writings and just like to see pics, go on and scroll to them, you PUNK.
Last week I traveled to Chicago and St. Louis to see good friends I haven’t seen in a long time. The trip itself was terrific. Here are a few highlights (some good, some not so good):
Super Shuttle.
Dear friends, make sure you schedule the airport shuttle to take you to the airport listed on your itinerary. The Dulles Airport is NOT the same as Washington National.
There is NO parking in Chicago
Got to take a ride in Nancy’s awesome new car—spent the entire time circling around and around looking for parking... “Radio ON!” Thanks Danny for your hospitality and your acute observations on veins popping out of people’s necks, doilies, and pasties.
Surprise, Surprise.
I surprised Kathy and Alice for their bday. I couldn’t stop Alice from sobbing after she saw me. Props to the ACF boys and their serenading of Alice. Not sure how she got so dirty afterwards...
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Dorm Room Living.
It was great staying on campus a few days and crashing at my former roomies’ suite! Typical day’s schedule: Wake up at 12:30, eat late lunch, afternoon nap, eat dinner, evening nap, play, have a snack, go to bed.
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“I’m Edna”
I have a new best friend. Her name is Edna, she’s about a foot tall, made of plastic, and given to me by Aaron (thank you!). I met her at the Disney store and we connected instantly. She’s interactive. There is a list of phrases she will respond to. She’s not 100% accurate when it comes to voice recognition, but we still manage to have deep conversations:
Me: “Edna.”
Edna: “Yes dahling?”
Me: “How do I look?”
Edna: “What’s up? Prices dahling, prices!”
Me: “No, no. Edna.”
Edna: “Yeeees?”
Me: “How do I—“
Edna: “You come see me again, ok dahling? Ok, goodbye.”
I’m beginning to think this is a one-way relationship.
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Jerry from Regis.
Jerry’s my hairdresser. I try and visit him every time I pass by Stl. He asks me what movies I’ve seen lately and I said, “The Incredibles.” He replies, “Oh! Wasn’t it INCREDIBLE?! I just kept on saying to myself, ‘I love the mom and daughter’s hair.’ I mean, did you see the highlights in the mom’s hair?” Slightly perplexed I say, “Umm, yeah, I didn’t really notice.” He continues, “Oh my gosh, her highlights were AMAZING.” ….he then proceeds to ask if aaron is my boyfriend. “No,” I say. “He is my sugar daddy.”
Thanksgiving Dinner.
Went to Kathy’s Aunt and Uncle’s and had Chinese food. Her uncle just kept popping out of the kitchen with more and more dishes. And WHO’S the master of MAGIC DRAGON?!
Late night bball.
A good way to burn off some of the billion or so calories I took in that week. Too bad I stubbed my toe. Oh, why me?! Why meeeeee? It got all swollen and blue and it still hurts…whyyyyyy?!
Black friday.
But a bum toe didn’t stop me from shopping. I hobbled around the Galleria for hours with Kathy. I am superwoman.
I’m going to marry a white man.
Oh my, Tyler and Mya are the cutest little people in the world (next to Kathy).
Return flight fiasco.
Soooooooo, I overslept the morning of my flight back to DC. To make matters worse, it was one of the worst days to be flying. I’ll spare you the details, but I stood standby for FIVE flights and finally got into the Baltimore airport around midnight. Ha…too bad my car was parked in the DULLES airport. Thanks glen for picking me up.
And I could go forever, but I won’t. I hate to threaten anyone, but if y’all don’t come out and visit me, I’ll send Edna out to hunt you down. Here are some other random pics and video of Alice getting serenaded and pied:
[7 pics] | vid 1 | vid 2 (right-click, save as to download)
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