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Tuesday, November 29, 2005 -- Anniversary
Sunday, November 27, 2005 -- Unicycling For Raymond - (An exerpt from Round Ireland With a Fridge by Tony Hawks)
Gives you something to work toward, No? Saturday, November 26, 2005 -- Carpool Me - "We don't need to take the carpool lane. It isn't moving any faster." Kimberly - "You should use the carpool lane anyway, to show support for the system. I always use the carpool lane, whether there's traffic or not. Even if it's 2AM I use the carpool lane, to show support." Me - "Who do you have with you at 2AM? Friday, November 25, 2005 -- The Difference Tanya (5 years old) - "Come see my Barbie. She's a bride. She's marrying a boy." Kerry - "That's the difference with this younger generation, they have to specify." Thursday, November 24, 2005 From Julie's Blog (in Rhode Island) -
I feel I am being mocked. Wednesday, November 23, 2005 -- Princesses Kimberly - "I feel so ordinary. All my friends are princesses." That's what happens when you hang out with Disney people. One of Kimberly's friends will be Belle in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. She's also friends with Snow White, Cinderella, two Sleeping Beautys, and Ariel. I think she may know a few Sugar Plum Fairies, as well. Monday, November 21, 2005 -- Hot Weather I hate this hot, dry weather (very LOW humidity and "Santa Anna" conditions). My eyes are itchy, my skin is dry and tingly, my hair feels like straw, and I can't breath. And did I mention, it's HOT. I think I need to learn a rain dance. Sunday, November 20, 2005 -- A Quote "If you have to keep reminding yourself of a thing, perhaps it isn't so." - Christopher Morley Friday, November 18, 2005 -- Mickey's Birthday 
Today is officially recognized as Mickey Mouse's birthday. The short cartoon film "Steamboat Willie" was released on November 18, 1928. Happy Birthday, Mickey! We're going to Disneyland again on December 4th. I love seeing the holiday decorations throughout the park. Monday, November 14, 2005 -- Zathura We saw Zathura, which is basically a remake of Jumanji, only the Space Edition. Lots of fun, though. How strange that Van Allsburg would write two books with almost the same plot. Sunday, November 13, 2005 -- Tired The headache continues. And even after sleeping sixteen hours, I'm still tired. Saturday, November 12, 2005 -- Sleeping Late I woke up with a raging headache today. (Was it the Bailey's? Or just coincidence?) I don't know. I took a couple Tylenol with my cup of tea and went back to bed. The next time I awakened, still with a headache, I went down to fix some breakfast. I was shocked to see the clock. "Is that the right time?!", I thought. (Well, Of course I knew it wasn't exactly the right time since I never changed that clock. We kind of live in two time zones because the clocks downstairs were never changed and the clocks upstairs, or most of them anyway, were. It keeps us on our toes remembering whether to subtract an hour or not, depending on the clock.) BUT, even subtracting the hour, I was shocked to find that I had slept most of the day. I checked three other clocks just to be sure. I can't remember sleeping this late,. . . well,. . . EVER in my life. I'm a very early rise person. I hope I'm not getting sick. Friday, November 11, 2005 -- Shared Names I now share a name with the San Diego Zoo's new baby panda. Traditionally named 100 days after birth, today the new panda was given the name Su Lin (sue lynn). [Chinese translation - "A little bit of something very cute."] Thursday, November 10, 2005 -- Oh Tanenbaum Watching the soon-to-be Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrive in New York, all I could think was, how sad that such a beautiful, huge, old tree was cut down. Wednesday, November 9, 2005 -- Pride and Prejudice We went to a premier showing of Pride and Prejudice last night. David - "It's a chick flick." Me - "It's a classic." David - "That's what I said -- It's a chick flick." Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen star in this new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice filmed entirely on location in England using predominantly English actors. It is a beautifully done film, with costumes and settings true to the period, breathtaking landscape photography, and a script faithful to the Jane Austen book. We all agreed it was a very good movie. We enjoyed it. Yeah, even David. - "I like a good chick flick once in awhile." Tuesday, November 8, 2005 -- Phone Calls I do have a cell phone now (for emergencies, you know), which I virtually never carry with me but happened to have the other day. So as I'm watching the SD fashion show, all at once the people on both sides of me are digging in their purses. "I think it's you." "You think what's me?" "I think it's your phone. Your phone is ringing." I hadn't even heard it. There's only five people who have the number, so it's not like I get a lot of calls. "Kimberly? Is something wrong?" "I need to mail in my absentee ballot, but I'm still confused about a couple of these propositions." She's calling me long distance to discuss politics! The best thing about election day is that it puts an end to the gazillion recorded political messages I've been getting. Nothing is more annoying than to race up the stairs and answer the phone only to be greeted by a machine. (Yeah, yeah, I know it's weird that I only have one phone, but ever since the "unfortunate plumbing incident," the downstairs phone has chosen not to function.) And those who know me, know that I despise telephones and wouldn't even have one if I didn't need to. But, in the mean time, I've been getting my exercise running up the stairs each time it rings. Monday, November 7, 2005 -- Alarms During a gathering at a friend's house, the smoke alarm went off for no apparent reason, which prompted someone to tell the story of staying at a mountain cabin where the smoke alarm kept going off repeatedly. "We finally just took the batteries out" she said as she continued to complain about the numerous rules they were to follow and the reprimand they recieved for having food in the cabin and not replacing the batteries in the smoke alarm. "What camp was this?" someone asked. "Oh, it isn't there anymore," she responded. "It burned down." I am not even going to try to comment. I am speechless. Friday, November 4, 2005 -- Laundry The washer died. Well, it still works if you don't mind a random spattering of grease spots all over your clothes. ---"David, do you still have that extra washer in your garage?" "I told you we should have done them both when we did the dryer." "In a house this size, they couldn't have made this room a little larger?" "Unfortunately, I left the dolly sitting in my driveway." "I think it will fit through the door." "Ohhh -- when it comes to plumbing, this is never good." "Okay, we're just gonna have to pull that washer out again." "This plug is completely crushed. We'll have to replace it." "Okay, we're just gonna have to pull that washer out again." "There! You are set. Throw in some laundry." ---"The hot water is cold and the cold is hot." "Son of a . . . Okay, we're just gonna have to pull that washer out again." Wenesday, November 2, 2005 -- Dental Decor My dentist now has vintage photos and landscape prints hanging in his offices, which are much more pleasant to look at than the close-ups of mouths that used to grace his walls. Tuesday, November 1, 2005 -- No Return The library has a sign on the book return - "Do not return Blockbuster videos here." Looking around we couldn't even see a Blockbuster Video store close by. Is this really a problem? People can't figure out to return library books to the library and Blockbuster videos to Blockbuster? Does Blockbuster have a sign advising against putting library books in their video return? |
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