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I am actually listening to two coworkers argue over the alleged misuse of paint color on a model of the USS Enterprise.

Why I Was Late (this is a good one)

I am working 10-7 today, because Derek is out of town, so I planned to go to the State Troopers’ Station to have my carseat inspected before work (they do it from 9-3 every Thursday). Anyway, I got there and waited for a few minutes, and the guy came out and gave me paperwork to fill out, then walked back to his office. When he came back, he told me that Channel 2 has been wanting to do a story on car seat inspection, and asked if I minded being a part of it. I reluctantly agreed (I am not a fan of being filmed, so I was pretty apprehensive. Also, I definitely would have spent more time on my appearance this morning, and would have worn an outfit that didn’t show my bare arms [not attractive on camera]). So, the camera man got there (he was pretty funny: older, white-haired man who looks and dresses as if he spends his weekends base jumping) and told us what to do. The trooper was definitely more comfortable with the camera than I was, but the camera man made it pretty easy. I told him about my laughing problem, and he assured me that everything could be edited in a way that wouldn’t make me look like an idiot, so that was reassuring. We walked through the whole process, from paperwork to final installation twice, so I am pretty sure I have it down!

As I was leaving, a lady pulled up in a Suburban and told them that she had 3 car seats that needed to be installed, because she already had 1 young child, and 2 more on the way (she also had two older kids) so maybe they’ll find her more interesting and cut me out of the story altogether. We’ll see. Anyway, tune in to Channel 2 at 6:00 tonight and you may get to see me! Ha!

If nothing else, it made for a funny WIWL post. I can also put the dvd in Vera’s baby book…

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lacey:

GPOYW - Eating a Shoe Sole while tailgating Edition (2007)

Not a great picture, but I needed to back Syd up on these. They are delicious!

I LOVE LACEY! Also, just got confirmation from Mills’ mom that she HAS in fact heard of shoe soles and thinks they are delicious:

“I absolutely love ‘em. They are called “palmiers” in France, and “orejas de chancho” in Spain. Delicious, and Whole Foods makes some might tasty, small ones, at least the WF does in NOLA”

-E. Baker

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Why I Was Late

I am EXHAUSTED! I just needed to lie down for a few minutes after I got dressed this morning, because I didn’t sleep very well last night. Q has sinus/throat infection, and he’s been snoring more than usual. Normally, unless I’m awake, the snoring doesn’t bother me, but since I wake up 6 times a night to go to the bathroom, it’s hard for me to get back to sleep if he’s snoring. He’s pretty good about changing positions when I tap him, but since he’s sick, even that’s not working. Anyway, I was an hour late.

In other news, here’s my “Why I’m Mad at Mills” post for today: since Jazz Fest, I’ve told Mills a few times about how delicious shoe soles are (you may remember this discussion from this post). Anyway, I told him that I’d get him one next time I got some. There are a couple places in Baton Rouge that have good shoe soles, but I was in New Orleans on Monday, so I picked a few up. I brought one in for Mills this morning. He tasted it, and said that it was just a flattened cinnamon bun (which it isn’t. Even Frank disagreed with that assertion). Anyway, I could care less if he didn’t like it, because I don’t think that everyone has to love everything I love as much as I do, but he showed no respect for my favorite food in the world. He just dismissed it as a flattened cinnamon roll, and tried to start an argument with me by saying that down on the Bayou we’ll let them pass anything off as food. I was mad because I would rather have kept the delicious shoe sole for myself, than give it to such an ingrate. :)

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kindacarsick:

These potatoes sprouted in my pantry. I put them in a jar. In a perfect world, this would be vodka in a few weeks.

look mills! little potatoes!

Sorry, but I had to reblog. I lol’d.

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GPOYW - 34 weeks

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Where does the phrase "pulling my chain" come from?

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» To answer this question...

I am 34 weeks pregnant (been pregnant since December 23rd). It definitely feels like it’s been a year. I turned 27 on December 30th, so as long as I’ve been 27, I’ve been pregnant. That always makes me laugh a little. On August 24th, the baby will be full term (37 weeks), so I am fine with her coming any second after that, but I am not due until September 15th. If you want a fruit comparison, she’s about 5lbs and as big as a pineapple right now.

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Announcement: I am super excited! I just discovered that I can get Berenstain Bears books in good condition starting at $0.01 on Amazon! The Berenstain Bears books were my absolute favorite when I was a kid, and I want to get them all for Vera. I have to go to my dad’s and get the ones I have there, because I don’t want to duplicate. Anyway, the Bears’ Picnic is one of my favorite of the hardcover (beginner) series, because I love the story and the illustrations. They try to picnic in the craziest places! My favorite part is when they almost get struck by lightning. I’m pretty sure Papa Bear is an early version of Peter Griffin; he was pretty stubborn and always came up with the worst ideas. At least he had good intentions, which cannot be said about Peter.

My favorite Berenstain Bears book ever is probably this one. I was one of those kids that didn’t like to do my homework, and I was also terrible at bringing papers home to be signed. I also faked sick before because I didn’t do my homework (and I got to go to my grandma’s just like Brother, and felt guilty for enjoying her delicious food [just like Brother]). I guess the story stuck with me because I can still remember part the opening poem that highlights the moral: ”It’s never too late to correct a mistake.” Ha ha, so true. I love those little poems.

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Nursery pictures! Obviously, I have some work to do on the bookshelf…

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33 weeks! (made 33 last Monday)

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GPOMillsW

Mills prepares for vacation by catching up on his fave Twilight stars!

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I am no good at making myself on things like this, (I never end up looking like me) so I decided to do Q, since he’s easier to caricaturize (word? prob not). This doesn’t really look that much like him either, but my options were limited! I wish I could post his mii on here, because it’s hilariously accurate. Anyway, I thought it was funny.

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Why I am going to be late...

I have been watching way too much Law and Order: Criminal Intent. (I started out watching the show in disbelief, (the Colombo-style detective work was a little too much for me) and now I can’t get enough. I love the D’Onof).

Anyway, how does that tie in to me being late? Nightmares! I stopped watching horror movies about 3 years ago, and since then, nightmares and sleepless nights haven’t really been a problem, but I guess if you combine the 3 episodes of L&O:CI I watched last night before bed with extra-vivid pregnancy dreams, you get nightmares. I don’t remember a lot of the details of my dreams last night, and I’m sure if I did, it would still be confusing, but I can tell you this: somehow I worked in elements of Jurassic Park (running from/hiding from huge tyrannosauruses), being drugged with rohypnol (which in the dream was a paralytic), investigating a murder which turned out to be an inside job, all culminating in me and my partner (not sure who my partner was…sometimes it was Kathryn Erbe, sometimes it was D’Onofrio. In this particular segment, I couldn’t see them) reenacting the Love is Strange (oh, loverboy) scene from Dirty Dancing in a crime lab to taunt the killer, whom we’d just busted. WTF? It doesn’t sound scary, but the part that woke me up was the being paralyzed part, and the creepy face of the killer who’d drugged me (the dream actually continued after I fell back asleep; that never happens!). Anyway, I was up for a couple of hours, and I had to watch the Food Network to distract myself.

Needless to say, I am tired this morning! I accidentally overslept, and now I’m typing this (probably a bad idea, but the dreams are still fresh in my mind, so I wanted to type this before I forgot). I am supposed to be at work for 8:30 instead of 10:00, because Derek asked if he could work my 10-7 today, in exchange for me working his on Wednesday, so I really need to get moving.

I am about to get in the shower, so I will probably be at work around 9:15.

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lacey:

I found this bag on Etsy this morning and I recognized that plaid, but I can’t figure out which school it was from. Trying to figure it out, I stumbled upon this website of a store my mom always bought my uniforms from. (I went to Catholic schools from K - 12).

It doesn’t seem to tell you which plaid belongs to which school(s) easily, but the plaid I’m looking for is #52. As a side note, the first school I went to had plaid # 18, and then when I was in 5th grade they traded and got plaid #50. Then my high school had plaid #41. I recognize a lot of the other plaids too and could tell you what school they came from, but I cannot figure out #52. Ugggh!

This is hilarious! My friend Courtney texted me the other night to tell me to turn on So You Think You Can Dance, because a couple’s outfit was made from Plaid 62, our old school uniforms! (62 was also used by Jimmy Swaggart’s bible college, which caused confusion in the mall one afternoon).

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