Mom had to go to the emergency room yesterday, so that's been the big news of the past two days. She can't speak above a whisper. It's so sad. So she has laryngitis. I guess there's always a chance it can be something serious. But they took a throat culture and are supposed to have the results tomorrow.
I went over there today. She cooked lunch and my aunt and sister were over there, and they were planning stuff for my sister's wedding. Had to go by work for just a minute today because the computer had wigged out, so I had to straighten that up. Watching the Bama/LSU game right now. Think I'm fixing to head out for some dinner and maybe some pool. We'll see.
Daily funny:
K: "Who's playing in the Super Bowl? The Patriots and Eagles?"
Me: (laughter) "No, the Panthers and Patriots."
K: "Oh, OK. I'm supposed to go to a Super Bowl party tomorrow and I don't even know who's playing."
ROFL
"I miss your tender voice, at lonely times like now, sayin' it'll be alright. I miss my friend. The one my heart and soul confided in. The one I felt the safest with. The one who knew just what to say, to make me laugh again, and let the light back in. I miss my friend..."
Saturday, January 31, 2004
Friday, January 30, 2004
These pretzels are makin' me thirsty...
I love this exchange!! (from "The Alternate Side")
George: "You got a line in the Woody Allen movie?"
Kramer: "Pretty good, huh?"
George: "You're in the movie? Is he in the scene?!"
Kramer: "Oh yeah. It's me and him. I might have a whole new career on my hands."
Jerry: "You mean, A career."
Elaine: "So was Mia Farrow there?"
Kramer: "Uh, I didn't see him."
ROFL How could you not love that?
"Lookin' at this town thru older eyes. It's grown much too fat to recognize. There's a freeway up and the park's torn down. There's not a soul that I know around..."
George: "You got a line in the Woody Allen movie?"
Kramer: "Pretty good, huh?"
George: "You're in the movie? Is he in the scene?!"
Kramer: "Oh yeah. It's me and him. I might have a whole new career on my hands."
Jerry: "You mean, A career."
Elaine: "So was Mia Farrow there?"
Kramer: "Uh, I didn't see him."
ROFL How could you not love that?
"Lookin' at this town thru older eyes. It's grown much too fat to recognize. There's a freeway up and the park's torn down. There's not a soul that I know around..."
A Blogger's Lament
I wanted to have the best blog in the world. I wanted people to read my blog and think, "Wow, I wish my blog was that good." I wanted my blog to make a difference. I dreamed wonderful blog dreams. I had ideas, hopes, plans for my blog. In fifty years, when the word "blog" was mentioned, I wanted them to think of me, of my blog. But, alas, it was not to be. Maybe I tried too hard. Maybe I didn't try hard enough. Maybe I dreamed too high. Maybe I flew too close to the sun on wings of minutiae. What? And one of my basic theories of blog is and always will be: If you can't have the best blog, why have a blog at all? So, this is it--the end. I hope maybe one day some of you will enter my URL and get a little sad when error 500 unknown host pops up. I hope you remember all the good entries and don't dwell on the bad. But that's it. I've done all I can do.
OK, just kidding. But that would be a pretty good final blog post, doncha think?
Thursday recap: Billiards transpired last night. Played OK a couple of games. Split six games. Sort of getting that "I've reached a plateau" feeling again, and to get better I'm gonna have to play more than 5 or 10 games a week. Went to Applebees for dinner.
Applebees update:
There is a new server there who looks exactly like a younger Shane. Wow! I'm gonna have to take my camera up there next time. I mean, exactly! His mannerisms, his haircut, everything.
Informed Donna that we probably need to break Devin into the rotation of servers. I realized last night, Davina is doing her clinicals, Jess is working 12 hour shifts at her other job, and I never see Tonya anymore, so we're basically down to D, Bef, and Kristiner. Devin recognizes us now. She's cute. She was a hostess for awhile and has moved up to server. I can see this conversation:
"Uh, Devin, good news. You've been promoted."
"Promoted? To what?"
"You've now been moved up to the J & K select rotation of servers." LOL
"I don't think you notice, when you see my face. I guess you're waiting to spin me around again. Wheels I guess are turning, somewhere inside my head. I know that this is, deeper than you get. But you're coming back again. You don't mean to waste my time..."
OK, just kidding. But that would be a pretty good final blog post, doncha think?
Thursday recap: Billiards transpired last night. Played OK a couple of games. Split six games. Sort of getting that "I've reached a plateau" feeling again, and to get better I'm gonna have to play more than 5 or 10 games a week. Went to Applebees for dinner.
Applebees update:
There is a new server there who looks exactly like a younger Shane. Wow! I'm gonna have to take my camera up there next time. I mean, exactly! His mannerisms, his haircut, everything.
Informed Donna that we probably need to break Devin into the rotation of servers. I realized last night, Davina is doing her clinicals, Jess is working 12 hour shifts at her other job, and I never see Tonya anymore, so we're basically down to D, Bef, and Kristiner. Devin recognizes us now. She's cute. She was a hostess for awhile and has moved up to server. I can see this conversation:
"Uh, Devin, good news. You've been promoted."
"Promoted? To what?"
"You've now been moved up to the J & K select rotation of servers." LOL
"I don't think you notice, when you see my face. I guess you're waiting to spin me around again. Wheels I guess are turning, somewhere inside my head. I know that this is, deeper than you get. But you're coming back again. You don't mean to waste my time..."
CTRL+ALT+RETIRE
Writer of Ctrl+Alt+Del Code retires
In other news, Happy birthday to Phil Collins. "His flowing melodies are really enjoyable to us." ROFL
"I've been sitting here so long, wasting time, just staring at the phone. And I was wondering should I call you. Then I thought, maybe you're not alone. Please give me one more night..."
In other news, Happy birthday to Phil Collins. "His flowing melodies are really enjoyable to us." ROFL
"I've been sitting here so long, wasting time, just staring at the phone. And I was wondering should I call you. Then I thought, maybe you're not alone. Please give me one more night..."
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Lunch lady land...
I was singing Sandler's Lunch Lady Land song yesterday, the "Sloppy Joes, slop, sloppy joes" part, and my sister looks at me and goes, "Have you gone crazy?" LOL
Speaking of, here's a story from my past...
In elementary school, we had this noise meter, which was in the form of a traffic light. And when the lunchroom got too loud, the light would go red, and this very large teacher we had would stand up and at the top of her lungs, yell, "IT'S REDDDDDDD!!!" And we couldn't talk anymore. Then after a couple of minutes, they'd let us talk again. I never understood why you couldn't talk at lunch. I mean, you have to be quiet all freakin' day, can't they let you talk for thirty minutes? It wasn't like people were running up and down the aisles with AK-47's or anything. The other thing was, you could adjust the sensitivity meter on the light, and if one of the teacher's was in a bad mood, they could just set it really high and it would always go red. That's a sad little story, isn't it? So whatever I am today comes from growing up under those neo-fascist rules.
And now it's time for "Playing Cranium with a bunch of white people":
So there's this one part of cranium where you describe a famous person. You can talk and move, but you can't say names of people or places. So here were my clues:
"I am the godfather of soul."
"I was in prison for awhile, and people wore t-shirts that said, free me."
OK, now can you not guess who that is? No one at the lake house knew who I was talking about. I would think the first clue would be a dead giveaway. Oh well. Of course, this story made me think of that. Wow! Exactly how do you get your hair to do that?
"Well I know I disappeared a time or two. And along the way I lost me and you. I needed a new town for my new start. Sellin' VCR's in Arkansas at a Wal-Mart. I haven't had a drink in nineteen days. My eyes are clear and bright without that haze. I like the preacher from the Church of Christ. Sorry that I cried when I talked to you last night..."
Speaking of, here's a story from my past...
In elementary school, we had this noise meter, which was in the form of a traffic light. And when the lunchroom got too loud, the light would go red, and this very large teacher we had would stand up and at the top of her lungs, yell, "IT'S REDDDDDDD!!!" And we couldn't talk anymore. Then after a couple of minutes, they'd let us talk again. I never understood why you couldn't talk at lunch. I mean, you have to be quiet all freakin' day, can't they let you talk for thirty minutes? It wasn't like people were running up and down the aisles with AK-47's or anything. The other thing was, you could adjust the sensitivity meter on the light, and if one of the teacher's was in a bad mood, they could just set it really high and it would always go red. That's a sad little story, isn't it? So whatever I am today comes from growing up under those neo-fascist rules.
And now it's time for "Playing Cranium with a bunch of white people":
So there's this one part of cranium where you describe a famous person. You can talk and move, but you can't say names of people or places. So here were my clues:
"I am the godfather of soul."
"I was in prison for awhile, and people wore t-shirts that said, free me."
OK, now can you not guess who that is? No one at the lake house knew who I was talking about. I would think the first clue would be a dead giveaway. Oh well. Of course, this story made me think of that. Wow! Exactly how do you get your hair to do that?
"Well I know I disappeared a time or two. And along the way I lost me and you. I needed a new town for my new start. Sellin' VCR's in Arkansas at a Wal-Mart. I haven't had a drink in nineteen days. My eyes are clear and bright without that haze. I like the preacher from the Church of Christ. Sorry that I cried when I talked to you last night..."
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
I had to share this...
Amber called this evening about 5:00:
Me: "Hello."
A: "Hey. Were you sleeping?"
Me: "Uh.. yeah. I was napping for a minute."
(later in the conversation)
Me: "Hey, how did you know I was asleep when you called?"
A: "Because you weren't online. When you're not online, you're always asleep."
LOL I'm not even sure exactly what that means.
"I want something else, to get me thru this, semi-charmed kind of life, baby. I want something else. I'm not listenin' when you say...good-bye..."
Me: "Hello."
A: "Hey. Were you sleeping?"
Me: "Uh.. yeah. I was napping for a minute."
(later in the conversation)
Me: "Hey, how did you know I was asleep when you called?"
A: "Because you weren't online. When you're not online, you're always asleep."
LOL I'm not even sure exactly what that means.
"I want something else, to get me thru this, semi-charmed kind of life, baby. I want something else. I'm not listenin' when you say...good-bye..."
Last Comic Camping
Many comics left standing out in the cold
Looks like they were turning people away. I'd rather make it the hard way... getting no laughs from a late night drunk audience... slowly building a following playing trashy comic clubs... countless bouts with depression and thoughts of suicide... where was I going with this?
And then there's this...
Japanese baseball prospect apologizes for gay porn past
I just had to pick a couple of quotes out of that...
"I was young, playing baseball, and going to college, and my teammates and I needed money."
Well, I'm sure we've all been there before. Oh wait. It's amazing the differences in cultures. When I was in college and low on money, I did what most guys did. I gave blood. What? Or stayed up all night doing term papers for hot chicks. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever got paid for those. Hmmm... ROFL
And then this...
When asked if he's worried he might be heckled, Tadano joked, "I don't understand English, so it doesn't really matter." WOOOOOOOOO!!!
"Just because you graduate from school, so high in the gene pool. That's your point of view. But when you're broken down, and no one else is around, you'll come running back to this town. And I'll be there. Yes, I'll be there..."
Looks like they were turning people away. I'd rather make it the hard way... getting no laughs from a late night drunk audience... slowly building a following playing trashy comic clubs... countless bouts with depression and thoughts of suicide... where was I going with this?
And then there's this...
Japanese baseball prospect apologizes for gay porn past
I just had to pick a couple of quotes out of that...
"I was young, playing baseball, and going to college, and my teammates and I needed money."
Well, I'm sure we've all been there before. Oh wait. It's amazing the differences in cultures. When I was in college and low on money, I did what most guys did. I gave blood. What? Or stayed up all night doing term papers for hot chicks. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever got paid for those. Hmmm... ROFL
And then this...
When asked if he's worried he might be heckled, Tadano joked, "I don't understand English, so it doesn't really matter." WOOOOOOOOO!!!
"Just because you graduate from school, so high in the gene pool. That's your point of view. But when you're broken down, and no one else is around, you'll come running back to this town. And I'll be there. Yes, I'll be there..."
Could it be I'm haunted?
I've just made this astounding discovery... John Kerry looks like a cross between Jay Leno and Ted Danson (early "Cheers"-era TD).
The secretary walked in yesterday and was like, "It's snowing." I was like, "Really?" I went to look. Just a few flurries, but that's a big deal around here. I said, "Well thanks for telling me. I can't really tell what's going on outside from here in the inner confines of the compound."
Must start running more regularly. It's just soooo cold. I'd like to run in a couple of races this year maybe, at least our local one. I missed it last year. I've actually won a couple of age-group trophies before, so maybe that's a hidden talent of mine. LOL
I really respect people who have lost a lot of weight. It takes a lot of discipline. I think a lot of times being fat comes down to just being lazy. I mean, 6'1" and 180 is not that bad, I tell myself. Yet, I've gained 15-17 pounds over the past year and a half. So that needs to stop. My diet is not that bad. I don't eat a lot at meals. My problem is in-between snacks.. doughnuts, Little Debbies, soft drinks, etc. I need to cut way back on that. Sometimes it's like a habit, more than being hungry. Like if I'm at home, I feel the need to go get something to nibble on, like I can't just sit there for a couple of hours without having a soft drink or snack.
I'm sure the whole nature hike helped this weekend. I wish I could do something like that every weekend.
Had a dream about Jen last night. What is the deal with dreaming about ex-girlfriends? Maybe it's because Valentine's Day is coming up, and my subconscious is trying to get me on the ball. LOL She was really the last girl who was like head over heels in love with me. Seems like that was a long time ago, even though it's just been a few months. I guess I thought we'd just be better off as friends, because we had tried dating a couple of times before and it had not worked. Oh well, I guess I blew that, too. I don't even think the last couple of girls I've been out with even liked me very much. LOL At least, they never asked me out again or anything. Oh wait. ROFL
On a semi-related note, can the fact someone loves you and treats you well make you fall in love with them? I think so. I mean, you might not be head over heels for someone, but they show you so much love unconditionally, there comes a point where you can't help but return it. Well, maybe not in every case. On the other hand, you might fall for someone right off the bat, but if they treat you like crap, that feeling slowly goes away. Oh well. I think I'm just gonna stop sleeping so I won't have these dreams.
How long can a person go without sleep before it kills them? We'll soon find out. What?
"When I like them, they don't like me. When they like me, I don't like them." (G. Costanza) LOL
"There's every good reason, for letting you go. She's sneaky and smoked out. And it's starting to show..."
The secretary walked in yesterday and was like, "It's snowing." I was like, "Really?" I went to look. Just a few flurries, but that's a big deal around here. I said, "Well thanks for telling me. I can't really tell what's going on outside from here in the inner confines of the compound."
Must start running more regularly. It's just soooo cold. I'd like to run in a couple of races this year maybe, at least our local one. I missed it last year. I've actually won a couple of age-group trophies before, so maybe that's a hidden talent of mine. LOL
I really respect people who have lost a lot of weight. It takes a lot of discipline. I think a lot of times being fat comes down to just being lazy. I mean, 6'1" and 180 is not that bad, I tell myself. Yet, I've gained 15-17 pounds over the past year and a half. So that needs to stop. My diet is not that bad. I don't eat a lot at meals. My problem is in-between snacks.. doughnuts, Little Debbies, soft drinks, etc. I need to cut way back on that. Sometimes it's like a habit, more than being hungry. Like if I'm at home, I feel the need to go get something to nibble on, like I can't just sit there for a couple of hours without having a soft drink or snack.
I'm sure the whole nature hike helped this weekend. I wish I could do something like that every weekend.
Had a dream about Jen last night. What is the deal with dreaming about ex-girlfriends? Maybe it's because Valentine's Day is coming up, and my subconscious is trying to get me on the ball. LOL She was really the last girl who was like head over heels in love with me. Seems like that was a long time ago, even though it's just been a few months. I guess I thought we'd just be better off as friends, because we had tried dating a couple of times before and it had not worked. Oh well, I guess I blew that, too. I don't even think the last couple of girls I've been out with even liked me very much. LOL At least, they never asked me out again or anything. Oh wait. ROFL
On a semi-related note, can the fact someone loves you and treats you well make you fall in love with them? I think so. I mean, you might not be head over heels for someone, but they show you so much love unconditionally, there comes a point where you can't help but return it. Well, maybe not in every case. On the other hand, you might fall for someone right off the bat, but if they treat you like crap, that feeling slowly goes away. Oh well. I think I'm just gonna stop sleeping so I won't have these dreams.
How long can a person go without sleep before it kills them? We'll soon find out. What?
"When I like them, they don't like me. When they like me, I don't like them." (G. Costanza) LOL
"There's every good reason, for letting you go. She's sneaky and smoked out. And it's starting to show..."
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